Trevor Brooking will be a guest speaker.

NEWHAM is set to host a groundbreaking event dedicated to the development of grass-roots football, from Conference level down to school's football.

On the 16th and 17th of July, ExCeL, London will host the Grass Roots Football Show 2005, the first national event dedicated to football at this level.

The show is set to benefit the millions of coaches, managers, officials and administrators committed to the grass-roots game.

It is hoped that the show will greatly help educate, inspire and enlighten all its visitors with its fantastic mix of key zones, which include a coaches arena, FA learning theatre, panel and debate forum and a cases studies zone.

All of this is set to run alongside a dedicated exhibition, offering those there on the day the chance to try out and assess the latest football-related products and services.

Also widely anticipated is a keynote speech from West Ham and England legend Sir Trevor Brooking, pictured, who will be at the event to show his support for the grass-roots game.

Ex-Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeping great and former television pundit Bob Wilson will be present at the event to take a goalkeeping session, on behalf of the Gunners.

Other show highlights include a Chelsea v Arsenal Ladies six-a-side match and an England v Poland international Futsal encounter - a form of five-a-side football.

Bob Rosen, the show's event director, commented: "With Essex and East London being such a hot-bed of football, ExCeL London was the obvious choice for a show dedicated to football at the grass-roots level."

"ExCeL is also proving to be hugely successful with consumer shows and is now home to a number of high profile events.