Find out more about this week's International Congress

Sporting Clube de Portugal will host the second edition of The Future of Football International Congress this week, from the 18th to the 21st of April. It isn't too late to get involved and you can sign up at www.thefutureoffootball.org.

the congress itself will open on Wednesday afternoon (14h30) in the Artur Agostinho Auditorium, with an open session attended by Bruno de Carvalho, President of Sporting CP, João Wengorovius Meneses, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport, and Fernando Gomes, President of the UEFA Competitions Committee and the Portuguese Football Federation.

The first panel, titled Innovation in Football, will get underway at 15h00 and will touch on themes including new technologies, innovation in other sports, technologies and new rules and metrics in football. After a coffee break at 17h00 a panel titled Relation with the Media will get underway, focusing on issues such as counter-information, bias vs. impartiality, the impact of public figures and social networks.

On the 21st of April, the day will begin at 09h30, with a panel on New Sources of Revenue for Clubs, including themes such as advertising, television right and growth strategy. To finish a session on Emerging Markets will start at 11h30, including India, the United States, Asia and Africa.

The closing session will be attended by Sporting Clube de Portugal President Bruno de Carvalho, FIFA Vice-President Ángel Maria Villar and the President of the League Pedro Proença.