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 takes high ground and aims for interplanetary World Cup
FIFA president Sepp Blatter takes aim at discrimination and lauds the universal expansion of football, as Qatar’s hosting rights and his own presidency continue to come under attack
31 countries declare interest in FIFA World Cup events
FIFA has received declarations of interest from a large number of football associations as the bidding process opens for eight events, including 2019 Women’s World Cup