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Cases · Specialist sectors · Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Organise an international sporting event

We're bringing a sporting event to a new country. What do we need?

WONE Global coordinates permits, venue and broadcast contracts, tax, visas and insurance in the host country through one lead.

Countries in the typical case Sweden · Saudi Arabia

The situation

What is happening

An organiser is bringing an event to a new country.

What is at stake

Events fail on permits, contracts, tax and insurance arranged too late.

Who faces this

  • Corporations
  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Esports organiserCorporation · from Sweden · in Saudi Arabia

It is bringing a tournament to Riyadh with international teams and broadcasters.

Where it ends An event run lawfully.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Event permits and contracts abroad”“Tax on event income”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates permits, venue and broadcast contracts, tax, visas and insurance in the host country through one lead.

Usually led by Government & Regulatory Affairs, with Legal & Contracting, Employment, Payroll & Mobility and Tax & International Structuring.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Months 1-2Permits and venue contracts.
  2. Month 3Visas and tax.
  3. Month 4Broadcast deals.
  4. EventDelivered.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Licences, permits and government approvals
  2. 02Visas and tax for athletes and staff
  3. 03Broadcast, sponsorship and ticketing contracts

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A licence and permit plan
  • Contracts with venues, broadcasters and sponsors
  • Visa and tax arrangements for participants

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Government & Regulatory Affairs, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Saudi Arabiain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Swedenin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  4. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia\\\'s DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, trans…

Roberto GilardinoShanghai · China

WONE Global Partner · China

Roberto Gilardino

Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries · Horizons (Shanghai) Corporate Advisory Company · Shanghai

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).

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