Brazil 2014 World Cup visitors to offset carbon
FIFA has launched a free carbon emissions offset programme to minimise the environmental impact of the mass influx of sports tourists to Brazil this summer
Moscow ready to host the World Cup, says Mayor
Despite recent hikes in infrastructure spending, Moscow’s Mayor says the city could cope with hosting world’s biggest sporting event tomorrow – if it weren’t for venues in need of modernisation
Qatar’s size is a factor in reducing number of venues
The organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup have not ruled out reducing the number of venues to eight, citing the size of their country as a key consideration
Valcke and Felli to discuss Brazil’s legacy in Lausanne
FIFA general secretary and IOC Olympic Games executive director and other key figures are to speak about the legacy of Brazil’s mega-events at a public conference on 6 May
São Paulo World Cup stadium faces tight deadlines
Itaquerão stadium will be ready for the World Cup opening ceremony, says FIFA general secretary, as a rigid deadlines are set for overlay and engineering work
Qatar World Cup could be hosted in three cities
Four of the twelve stadiums planned for the Qatar 2022 World Cup might be dropped over the next five months, according to the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy
Brazil World Cup host cities hit by police strikes
The army takes over the north-eastern city of Salvador, while essential police workers in Rio threaten to strike during the World Cup
Soccerex Asian Forum attracts 12 FA presidents
The future kingmakers of global football are to gather in Jordan for the Soccerex Asian Forum
Qatar construction event attracts growth market exhibitors
Three countries taking international pavilions to Project Qatar for the first time hail from growth markets, drawn by the prospect of major construction contracts
Qatar’s annual budget breaks records
An unprecedented spending plan accounts for a rapid scale-up of infrastructure projects in Qatar, including World Cup stadiums