Russia World Cup can change perceptions – Sorokin
Alexei Sorokin, CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia local organising committee, talks exclusively to HOST CITY about politics, venues, sexuality laws and more
Wrong conclusions on bid report, says FIFA investigator
The author of the ethics report investigating the bid process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups says his findings were misrepresented in the judge’s summary, which exonerated Qatar and Russia while chastising England
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.
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
HOST CITY partners with Casa da Russia for Brazil 2014 World Cup
Russia’s national hospitality house in Rio de Janeiro partners with world-leading magazine for major sports events at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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