The World Cup that built nothing
In our latest blog piece we look into what the 16 World Cup stadiums say about the future of football infrastructure The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on 11 June. Across the following 39 days, 104 matches will be played across 16 venues in three countries. Not one of those venues was […]
One week for WFS Mexico City: speakers, topics, brands and everything you need to know
The third edition of World Football Summit’s event for the Americas will be the biggest to date, with over 150 leaders taking the stage and more than 2,000 industry professionals attending. WFS Mexico City 2026 is on track to be the most ambitious edition of the event in the Americas. More than 2,000 professionals from […]
How the NBA built a sports economy in Africa and what football can learn from it
Sport accounts for roughly 2% of global GDP. Africa, which produces a disproportionate share of the world’s sporting talent, captures around 0.5% of that figure. The gap is structural: for decades, the continent has exported its best athletes and watched them generate value elsewhere. Football knows this dynamic better than any other sport — Salah, […]
Marc Spiegel: “Liga MX is unique because it has a major commercial engine in the US”
Marc Spiegel is the Founder and Managing Member of Innovatio Capital, the European private equity fund that in 2025 acquired Club Querétaro from Grupo Caliente for a figure close to USD 120 million. The deal made Innovatio one of the most notable new entrants in Latin American football: a fund with a clear thesis — […]
Vuelve el programa de becas de WFS y Johan Cruyff Institute
Johan Cruyff Institute y World Football Summit lanzan una nueva edición del programa de becas formativas con el objetivo de impulsar el liderazgo femenino en la industria del fútbol. En una iniciativa conjunta para fomentar el desarrollo profesional de futuras líderes en el sector del deporte, Johan Cruyff Institute y World Football Summit (WFS) anuncian […]
Back in play: Wera Kuri kicks off community pitch renovation in Mexico City with Comex, WFS and Zucaritas
Work has begun on the renovation of a five-a-side football pitch in the Tizapán neighbourhood of Álvaro Obregón. The initiative is led by former professional footballer Paola ‘Wera’ Kuri, in collaboration with Comex, Zucaritas and World Football Summit, and aims to reclaim a public community space through sport, art and civic participation. The project is […]
The WFS Properties Programme: a dedicated experience for clubs, leagues and federations
Ten years ago, World Football Summit started with a conviction: that the football industry needed a space of its own. A place where the people running the game could meet, exchange ideas and build the relationships that move the business forward. Today, with 32 events across 11 countries and a global community of more than […]
WFS and FutbolJobs Renew Strategic Partnership to Scale the JobMatch Experience
The football industry’s growth is driving an increasing demand for specialised management talent. To address this, World Football Summit and FutbolJobs have renewed their strategic partnership to deliver the JobMatch by FutbolJobs programme. Following its consolidation in Europe, the initiative is confirmed for the 2026 calendar at both WFS Mexico City and WFS Europe in […]
The WFS Awards introduce Best Content Creator, presented by TikTok
The way football is watched, shared, and felt has changed. A generation of fans no longer follows the game through traditional broadcasters or the back pages — they follow it through the people who live it, film it, and tell it in their own voice. Content creators have become one of the most powerful forces […]
The Most Inclusive Match made history in Toulouse — and it is not stopping there
On 21 March, the Stadium de Toulouse hosted the fourth edition of The Most Inclusive Match. 23,014 spectators attended the Ligue 1 McDonald’s fixture between Toulouse FC and FC Lorient — the first time the initiative, created by World Football Summit and Integrated Dreams, has taken place outside Spain. A legacy built edition by edition […]