https://www.scmp.com/rss/521837/feed The latest news and top stories on Rachael Carroll. Known for her extensive experience in the sports and entertainment industry, she currently oversees TEG Sport’s global content and major event pipeline. Her responsibilities also include leading TEG’s family entertainment, experiential and exhibition businesses. Previously, she was joint owner and CEO of Duco Events and held executive roles with government agencies, where she led significant events such as the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Manchester City and Juventus are both expected to visit Hong Kong in August for the city’s second football festival, multiple sources have told the South China Morning Post. It is not yet clear whether the Premier League and Serie A giants will face each other, with several of their European and domestic rivals, including Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich also in the mix. Last year, Kai Tak Stadium had a record 49,704 attendance for Liverpool’s meeting with AC Milan, and then raised the mark... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3343569/chelsea-bayern-munich-inter-among-clubs-linked-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3343569/chelsea-bayern-munich-inter-among-clubs-linked-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:55:39 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara As clubs and fans departed over the weekend following the Hong Kong Football Festival, the event’s success raised the possibility of the city enjoying a repeat influx of visitors. Organisers touted the festival’s wider reach, with “an estimated 35 per cent coming from overseas to take in the football – and the sights”. Attendances reflected the appetite for Hong Kong hosting multiple English Premier League sides, eight years since it had last done so, with 160,000 watching two matches and four... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320602/could-hong-kong-football-festival-rival-citys-rugby-sevens-its-crown-jewel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320602/could-hong-kong-football-festival-rival-citys-rugby-sevens-its-crown-jewel?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:00:14 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The curtain came down on the first Hong Kong Football Festival on Thursday, with a game between bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham that made a mockery of its friendly status and left organisers basking in the glow of a job well done. By any metric, they would consider the past week to have been a success, on and off the field, including a particularly impressive milestone for Kai Tak Stadium, which welcomed its one millionth visitor despite having been open for less than six months. Almost... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320335/hong-kong-football-festival-city-basks-job-well-done-spurs-boss-praises-perfect-occasion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320335/hong-kong-football-festival-city-basks-job-well-done-spurs-boss-praises-perfect-occasion?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:15:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Two of the key figures in bringing “some of the best football on the planet” to Hong Kong have indicated that marquee fixtures could become a staple of the city’s sporting calendar. Kai Tak Stadium’s ongoing Hong Kong Football Festival has received rave reviews from fans, managers and players. AC Milan beat Liverpool 4-2 in front of almost 50,000 supporters on Saturday, with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur set to meet on Thursday. Organisers would have been alarmed, nonetheless, to hear Liverpool... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319738/more-top-clubs-tipped-follow-liverpool-hong-kong-kai-tak-pitch-concerns-remain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319738/more-top-clubs-tipped-follow-liverpool-hong-kong-kai-tak-pitch-concerns-remain?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:00:09 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Nearly 50,000 fans packed into Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday for the first game of the inaugural Hong Kong Football Festival, providing a raucous atmosphere and highlighting what the city’s leader had earlier called an energised tourism industry. And after days of community events, fan visits and anticipation, the real business got under way, with Liverpool and AC Milan serving up the sort of pre-season clash Hong Kong has been starved of in recent years. A Noah Okafor double, plus goals from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319711/hong-kong-football-festival-record-crowd-brings-kai-tak-stadium-life-amid-tourism-boom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319711/hong-kong-football-festival-record-crowd-brings-kai-tak-stadium-life-amid-tourism-boom?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 14:58:51 +0000