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Day: 12 February 2019

Midfielder ​Tielemans enjoys Leicester City debut

by: Cassandra Tanti
12/02/2019
Leicester City football club flag

Leicester City loanee Youri Tielemans may be seeking to stay at the Premier League club, where he is on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old Belgian said to reporters recently, “We will see at the end of of the season. Today I am a Leicester City player but at the end of the season I will be back at Monaco, so we will see what happens.”

Leicester City football club flag

He made his debut for Leicester at the fabled Wembley Stadium – current temporary home to Tottenham Hostspur.

Spurs won the game 3-1, but Tielemans put in a commendable performance.

He said after the game, “It is a mythical stadium and the start was really positive for me and I am really happy about it. Unfortunately we lost the game but I am happy about my personal game.”

Top blockchain investors to meet in Monaco in May

by: Cassandra Tanti
12/02/2019
Monaco Yach Show aerial view from Monacair helicopter

The Blockchain Investment Conference comes to Monaco on 31 May 2019. More than 50 fund managers and high net worth investors will attend.

Unlike blockhain events that are dedicated to technologists, this one is dedicated to investors and investment in general.

Monaco Yach Show aerial view from Monacair helicopter

Attendees will enjoy Champagne networking, a pitching competition, dinner and a cocktail party in Monte Carlo.

They will also have the chance to learn an enormous amount about what makes the investment world tick and what gets them excited.

Speakers will include people who invest tens of millions each year in blockchain projects.

The ticket includes:

  • Full Access to the conference including a lunch at the Hermitage Hotel
  • Champagne networking after the conference
  • Dinner and cocktail party at the famous Twiga Monte Carlo, where all drinks are also included.

Tickets are €289. https://www.theblock.events/

James Marsden to host Laureus World Sports Awards

by: Cassandra Tanti
12/02/2019

2019 Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Monaco on 18 February, hosted by Hollywood actor James Marsden.

The Awards celebrate the greatest sporting achievements across all sports and there are categories for individuals as well as teams.

British sports broadcaster Amanda Davies will co-host the event, at the Salle des Etoiles.

In addition to celebrating sporting excellence, the Awards provide a global platform for supporting the Laureus Sport for Good movement, by showcasing the incredible work done to transform young lives around the world.

Cartier-crafted Laureus Statuette Photo: Facebook Laureus

At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000, Nelson Mandela’s declared that, “Sport has the power to change the world”. Since that moment, thanks to the support of its partners, Academy Members and Ambassadors, Laureus Sport for Good now supports over 150 projects in more than 40 countries, helping to change young lives for the better.

Each year, one example of this work is recognised, through the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good Award.