Fifa World Cup

Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…

Media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup have been acquired by Now TV in Hong Kong and Tap DMV in the Philippines, in deals brokered by the Infront agency

The 2022 Fifa World Cup is set to begin on November 20, a day earlier than originally scheduled, so that host nation Qatar can play in the tournament’s opening match.

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the federation will “explore” the possibility of bidding for hosting rights to the Fifa World Cup as the country gears up to co-host the 2023 Women’s World…

Chinese digital media firm Douyin Group has acquired rights for this year's Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with the state-owned China Media Group, parent of state broadcaster CCTV

Washington, District of Columbia, has officially created a joint regional bid with Baltimore, Maryland, to become a 2026 Fifa World Cup host site amid concerns over the viability of FedEx Field as a venue

Unprecedented inventory gives Fifa strong bargaining position with brands in renewal talks Governing body seeking to at least double its sponsorship revenues post-2022

The city of Vancouver, Canada, is officially in the frame to host games during the 2026 Fifa World Cup, four years after dropping out of consideration for the showpiece global soccer tournament

Chinese real estate agency Wanda Real Estate has reached a regional sponsorship agreement with the Argentine Football (AFA) for the Chinese territory.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected a request from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to temporarily lift a ban imposed by Fifa, the sport’s global governing body, that prevents Russian t…

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signed up Adidas as its kit supplier from January 2023 – ending its long-term association with rival brand Puma.

Russia has been eliminated from qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup after the governing bodies of world and European football barred all Russian teams from their competitions

Football's world governing body Fifa has halted all international matches in Russia and barred the Russian team from competing under its own name and flag, in response to the war in Ukraine

Uefa has voted to relocate this year’s Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Paris following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Telco Claro has signed up as a regional sponsor of this year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

The UK and Ireland have agreed to drop a bid for the 2030 Fifa Men’s World Cup, deciding that a joint bid for the 2028 Uefa men’s European Championship will offer a “similar return on investment” with a …

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up its attack on Fifa’s plans to make the World Cup a biennial event, with one member saying the proposal would do “immeasurable damage” to global sport…

The Argentine Football Association has agreed a regional sponsorship deal covering Asia with betting brand W88