Brazil 2014 and Chelsea FC CEOs to address World Football Forum
Ricardo Trade and Ron Gourlay are set to give their top-level perspectives on, respectively, hosting the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Financial Fair Play
FIFA asks Russia to drop two World Cup cities
FIFA has urged Russia to drop two of the planned host cities for the 2018 World Cup to meet with their preferred allocation of ten stadiums across nine cities.
Blatter to open Soccerex as FIFA ethics report lands
President Sepp Blatter’s opening address at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester in early September is set to coincide with the delivery of the FIFA Ethics Committee report into the 2018 and 2022 bidding procedure
Time a concern as work starts on World Cup stadium
Construction has begun on the latest stadium for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Russian city of Samara and was heralded in a special ceremony attended by president Vladimir Putin, but concerns still remain over the delays and inflated cost of many of the stadiums.
Blatter warns against discrimination at Russia handover
FIFA president Sepp Blatter singles out “togetherness” as the key message for World Cup host Russia to take on board as it steps into the limelight
Russia’s road to smarter transport
The world’s largest country is getting up to speed with intelligent transport systems as the 2018 World Cup draws nearer
Modernising Brazil’s transport infrastructure
César Borges, Brazil’s Minister of Transport, talks HOST CITY through the road, rail and airport projects that are bringing his country into the 21st century