Jon Stromberg

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Fresh from being announced Europe’s best player after a magnificent display of 53 goals scored last season, Lionel Messi will dazzle once again as the race begins for European places in La Liga.

The 24-year-old was crowned Uefa Best Player in Europe, securing a total of 39 votes out of a possible 53 from sports journalists.

Messi also came out on top as the number one scorer in the Champions League for the third successive season.

Second came Spain’s Xavi Hernandez, also from Barcelona, with 11 votes and third placed was his Real Madrid’s Christiano Ronaldo.

All players will star in La Liga FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - a clash of the titans and the world’s biggest grudge match. The rivalry is unmatched and the atmosphere unbeatable.

Let us treat you like a Galáctico and provide a day to remember. Who will be smiling after 90 minutes of the finest football Europe has to offer … Ronaldo or Messi, Ramos or Puyol? One thing is for certain: the Camp Nou will be buzzing with excitement.

Join us for world-class hospitality and football action on 22 April 2012 in Barcelona! Book your La Liga experince NOW!

More information:  info@thguk.com

THG is proud to have wrapped up its August charity drive to support Share Your Soles.  Share your soles is an organization dedicated to providing shoes to those in the third world. Our regional efforts entailed facilitating a shoe drive at our North American Headquarters at Chicago’s NBC Tower.  All together we collected over 200 pairs of shoes.

Since 1999 Share Your Soles has delivered tens of thousands of pairs of shoes to desperately impoverished people throughout the world. Share Your Soles began when  founder Mona Purdy traveled through Central America, and saw children painting tar on the soles of their bare feet, due to lack of shoes, in order to  prevent disease.   Share your soles is a nongovernmental organization with no ties to other aid organizations, they are truly only in existence to make life a little easier for those that they serve.

“Share Your Soles is a worthy organization I have watched grow over the last several years.  It has strong backing from companies ranging from American Airlines to FedEx, with a select group of board members including our Secretary of State Jesse White.  With the contribution power of close to 200 employees in our Chicago office, there was no question we would want to support an Illinois based charity with a global reach .” said Jon Stromberg, CEO of THG Sports North America.
For more information and to find out how you can help visit their website: www.shareyoursoles.org

Outside of experiencing the Open Championship, it is always nice to wake up early on Sunday morning to watch the end of the worlds oldest major. Who could ask for a more exciting finish.Phil Mickelson being in the hunt only added to my enjoyment. Three Birdies and an Eagle on the front  nine, I was starting to have  hope for the All American family man to bring it home.

 Alas, the dreaded short game, it is my nemesis too.Hats off to Darren Clarke the “oldest” man at the ripe age of 42 to win the Open since the 1960’s. He has overcome much to stand and kiss the silver trophy, most significantly the death of his wife Heather from breast cancer. I am certain Phil would trade every trophy and green jacket to ensure his wife’s continued health. So I will raise a Guinness to you Darren Clarke congratulations and thanks for making us “old” guys look good.

Argentinean footballing legend and former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ossie Ardiles is a guest speaker at thg’s Corporate Hospitality event at the UEFA Europa League Final at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on 18 May.

Here he talks about the rise of Portuguese football and as the Premier League campaign draws to a close he gives his thoughts on this season’s highlights.

Ossie Ardiles guest speaker at thg Corporate Hospitality event

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In May 2010 CEO Jon Stromberg announced that THG would be expanding their presence in the South American market. Over the last 12 months this has transpired through the advancement of the bi-lingual team located in the Chicago Americas headquarters. Today, we are pleased to announce the next stage of this regions growth, with plans to appoint two Country Manager positions in both Brazil and Argentina to spearhead this South American expansion.

“The  need for growth in this region is vital for any modern business , especially considering the fact that South American countries are posting faster rates of economic growth than their Asian or eastern European counterparts” said Claudio Cortes head of thg Marketing for the Americas. This positive economic news, paired with the announcement of The Summer Games and World Soccer Championship in Brazil, along with The Copa Americas in Argentina, made this South American expansion the logical next step for THG.

Our newly appointed Country Managers will be a dynamic group of highly educated and experienced bi-lingual individuals, with experience working closely with executive levels contacts. The Managers will act as ambassadors of the THG brand in South America, focusing on client growth within their prospective regions.

Click here for a complete list of thg’s South American Events

When the Canadian Team won the hockey gold medal on Sunday afternoon and posed for their picture on the ice, I envisioned every child who plays hockey in Canada having that poster on their wall or that screensaver on their computer for years to come. When our clients who attended the game see that image at any point in the future, they will we able to say “I was there. I was a part of history.”

The Canadian Team won gold on their home soil and stood solidly with nearly 19,000 countrymen to sing Canada’s national anthem. The Vancouver games were filled with moments that will go down in the history of sports. Were you or your clients there to witness a piece of history, a piece they will always attribute to whoever was responsible for making this moment come true?

The thrilling, historic finish to the gold medal hockey game reminded me that our company is not just about hospitality…it is about history. Sports history, national history and our clients’ personal histories. What will they take home from our events? Memories and mementos yes, but also something you cannot buy–history. When they see that replay one month, one year, or even 10 years from now, they will remember and be able to say “I was there”. When they retell their story to a colleague, to a friend, to a grandchild, they will remember “I was there for that moment in sports history” and they will remember the relationship with the business client or partner that enabled them to be there.

As a CEO watching the Olympics with my children, I thought of the historical events I have had the privilege to experience over the years. I will always remember Arnold Palmer in tears as he walked up the 18th fairway during his last round at Oakmont during the ’94 US Open; the crowd’s reaction when Michael Johnson won the 200-meter sprint during the ’96 Olympics, or standing on the 18th green among the silence as Phil Mickelson dropped the final putt to win the ‘04 Masters.

For nearly 20 years in North America, and 27 years globally, THG Sports has given our clients access to historical moments in sports. What will the next one be? Will you and those who matter be there for it?