Qatar 2022 stadium design meets tough cooling targets
Meeting FIFA temperature requirements for the design of the Qatar Foundation Stadium, unveiled today, was a challenge for the lead architect
Emirates ends sponsorship as FIFA plans Winter World Cup
During a FIFA meeting in Zurich about potential timings of the 2022 World Cup, Emirates has confirmed that it will not renew its sponsorship
Italy’s Supercoppa to be held in Doha
Doha has been awarded the rights to the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana football competition, with the showpiece event set to provide a showcase for Qatar’s hosting credentials for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Drop the secret ballot says FIFA ExCo Moya Dodd
Ending the secret ballot and limiting terms of office are among proposals raised by FIFA ExCo members at Soccerex Global Convention
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
Respect cultural differences, Qatar 2022 implores
In an exclusive interview with HOST CITY, Qatar 2022’s deputy general secretary stresses that the World Cup host nation and its guests must respect each another
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
Yaya Toure convinced by Qatar 2022 plans
With Yaya Toure in Doha, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy took the opportunity to transform the preconceptions he shared with other footballers about Qatar 2022
Ground broken for Qatar 2022’s first stadium
At Al Wakrah, work is underway that will allow foundations to be laid in September 2014, when the main construction contractor will be announced
Qatar World Cup stadiums to be confirmed in 2015
Cost is not the issue in deciding how many venues to build for the 2022 World Cup, Nasser Al Khater of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy tells delegates at the Soccerex Asian Forum