Fifa World Cup

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Governance

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…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

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

Washington, District of Columbia, could be forced into a joint regional bid with Baltimore, Maryland, to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup due to reported concerns over the viability of FedEx Field as a venue
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Events

Fifa has launched the first phase of the application process for tickets to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including a low-cost category for Qatari residents
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Events

The UK and Ireland are on the verge of ending plans to host the 2030 Fifa Men’s World Cup in favour of a bid for Uefa Euro 2028, having received indications that they would have more chance of securing t…
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Events

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said “probably the majority” would back the men’s and women’s World Cups moving to a biennial hosting model, but refused to commit to a voting date as world footbal…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa has announced it will create dedicated sponsorship programmes for its women’s competitions and esports events for the first time at the end of the 2019-22 commercial rights cycle.
Football
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has renewed its attack on Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans to increase the frequency of World Cup competitions.
Football
Events

Fifa president Gianni Infantino said hosting the football World Cup was "a great ambition" for the Southeast Asia region, during a visit to Singapore at the weekend
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Events

The Confederation of African Football has become the first continental governing body to officially back Fifa’s controversial proposal to switch the men’s and women’s World Cups to a biennial hosting model…
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Governance

Fifa’s plan to host a men’s football World Cup every two years could cost the world’s biggest leagues and clubs a collective €8bn ($9bn/£6.7bn) in lost revenues, according to a new report. The
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Digital retail bank Nubank has been named as the second regional supporter in the South American market for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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Events

World governing soccer body Fifa has announced it will visit Edmonton, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, and Toronto in its third and final leg of 2026 World Cup candidate host cities from November…
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Media

AMC Networks International has secured rights to the Slovak national football team’s matches until 2028, along with third-party Uefa national team rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Governance

English Premier League clubs have expressed their unanimous opposition to a biennial Fifa World Cup, as the league confirmed its schedule for the 2022-23 season which will be impacted by Qatar’s staging o…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Sustainable agriculture company UPL Ltd has become a regional supporter of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in the South American market
Football
Media

An invitation to tender has been issued for in-flight and in-ship rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese dairy products manufacturer Mengniu has signed as an official sponsor of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar