Professor Simon Chadwick

“after what would be 28 years since they hosted it in 1994”

“Japan and South Korea have submitted single bids after jointly hosting the event in 2002.”

“Both Qatar and Australia have won some high level publicity for their bids in the past six months.”

“The value of the 2010 Champions League final is set to break all previous records,”

“It's clear that football is booming, despite neither an English or Spanish club featuring in the Final for the first time in five years.”