ProEvents

The company was established in Hong Kong in 1992 by Paul J Kam{{cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/chelsea_football_club_partner_secures_lucrative_contract_in_the_far_east/|title=Proevents appointed as Asia Trophy management partner|publisher=Sportspromedia.com|last=Long|first=Michael|date=2011-01-26|accessdate=2014-09-30}} and Julian Kam, a FIFA Licensed Match Agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/footballgovernance/matchagents/association=hkg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706230343/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/footballgovernance/matchagents/association=hkg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2011|title=Match Agent's List|publisher=Fifa.com|accessdate=2014-09-30}} Subsequently, two more offices were set up in Singapore and Malaysia in 2000 and 2001 respectively.

The company’s first-ever international football match organised two decades ago was Hong Kong local champions Eastern Athletic Association vs. Japan J-League Nagoya Grampus Eight{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=479782042173|title=ProEvents - 1993 Eastern vs Nagoya Grampus Eight|publisher=Facebook.com|accessdate=2014-09-30}} taken place at the Mongkok Stadium in Hong Kong in 1993. Since then, ProEvents has managed and organised international football matches in the following Asian cities:

Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuantan, Kuala Lumpur, Macao, Manila, Nagoya, Saitama, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Tokyo, Vancouver and Yiwu.

ProEvents has been organising and promoting international matches for major football clubs as well as national teams, also specialises in club sponsorship and CSR, media and event marketing, merchandising & licensing, player commercial endorsement and professional consultancy in the football industry.

Over the past 25 years, the company has organised and promoted international events with football clubs such as Arsenal,[https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-confirm-second-match-in-japan]. Arsenal F.C. 11 April 2013 FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United[https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2006/Oct/Reds-appoint-tour-promoter.aspx]. Manchester United F.C. 20 October 2006[http://hk.next.nextmedia.com/article/908/7392693]. Next Media 02 August 2007[http://news.idsam.com/news.xddddd.com/personal.wawa/27953.htm]{{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}. Next Media 04 August 2007 etc. Also national teams such as Argentina, Brazil, China, England, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand etc.{{cite web |url=http://www.fam.org.my/news-articles/102-latest-news/225-national-team-gets-special-recognition-for-arsenal-match |title=National Team Gets Special Recognition for Arsenal Match |accessdate=2014-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106090045/http://www.fam.org.my/news-articles/102-latest-news/225-national-team-gets-special-recognition-for-arsenal-match |archivedate=2014-11-06 }}. Football Association of Malaysia 27 July 2012

ProEvents have been appointed by the Premier League as Official Event Management Partner exclusively to organise the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong in 2011 and 2013.

The company has worked with a number of high-profile players for commercial endorsement in the region. These players include Lionel Messi,[https://www.proevents.com/news_detail_content.php/288]. ProEvents 30 September 2014 Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Fabio Cannavaro,[https://www.proevents.com/news_detail_content.php/256]. ProEvents 6 August 2006 Ahn Jung Hwan,[https://www.proevents.com/news_detail_content.php/76]. ProEvents 16 May 2006 Ryan Giggs,[https://www.proevents.com/news_detail_content.php/75]. ProEvents 10 May 2006 Michael Owen, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Robert Pires.[https://www.proevents.com/news_detail_content.php/225]. ProEvents 28 Feb 2013

Updated on 16 Oct 2019

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