Spanish giants Real Madrid, Premier League clubs Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea and Scottish club Celtic are amongst the teams to sign up for one of world soccer's biggest networking events.

Other famous names such as Chelsea, Benfica, Aston Villa and Stuttgart will also attend the Soccerex 2009 Global convention in South Africa. Alongside the clubs are a host of top commercial names, including Adidas, Nike, Siemens, McDonald's and Carlsberg.

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The conference runs between 28 November and 2 December in Johannesburg, and will feature hundreds of attendees representing internationally-renowned brands and football clubs, all of them are looking to use Soccerex as an opportunity to do business. The event consists of a two day football festival and a three day conference and exhibition.