Soccer trade show billed as world's biggest opens in Singapore

Leading figures from the world of football have gathered in Singapore for a three day trade show involving more than six hundred participants from sixty seven countries.

Among those attending are the former French skipper, Michel Platini, England's Sir Bobby Charlton and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer.

A BBC correspondent in Singapore says the gathering is aimed at improving the link between football and business in South East Asia -- particularly since Japan and South Korea are due to host the World Cup in four years' time.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service