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Greg Pitcher talks to Aecom head of sports engineering Peter Ayres, responsible for the design of Moscow's Okritie Arena, about the creation of the soon-to-be World Cup venue.

In this week's US sports industry round-up: NBA Finals tickets are cheapest in four years; FC Cincinnati to join MLS in 2019; and Twin Cities 'netted $370m from Super Bowl'

The Uefa Champions League is set to deliver another big increase in revenues in the next cycle, but there are still doubts it will survive beyond 2024. Frank Dunne explains why.

Andrea Agnelli, president of Italian Serie A football team Juventus and chairman of the European Club Association, has hit out at Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans to introduce a new club competition, while he has also floated the idea of the format of Uefa Champions League being modified.

The Football Association chairman, Greg Clarke has written a letter to FA Council members about the potential sale of Wembley Stadium and provided a Q&A to answer some of the questions raised about Shahid Khan's offer to buy the venue. The association granted SportBusiness International permission to publish the Q&A here.

The All Blacks are seeking commercial opportunities in the US to "future proof" their finances and Tim Leiweke teases a cashless, payment-less system at Seattle's NHL stadium. Bob Williams reports back from day two of Leaders Week in New York.

Anheuser Busch thinks the legalisation of gambling in the US might influence where it places its advertising and Visa reveals how the failure of the US team to qualify for the Fifa World Cup made it increase its digital spend. Bob Williams reports back from day one of Leaders Week in New York. 

In this week's China sports industry round-up: LPGA confirms replacement for failed Alisports tournament; SAIC Motor strikes Chinese Super League deal; and Vivo lays out World Cup activations

Organisers of the joint US-Canada-Mexico bid have promised a record $11bn profit for Fifa but anti-US sentiment globally has put a once-certain bid in real jeopardy. 

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talks to SportBusiness International about the Supreme Court gambling decision, poor weather, the European push and Facebook broadcasts at the Leaders Week conference in New York

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has delayed a vote on the introduction of new national team and club competitions until after this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has hit out at the plans of Fifa counterpart Gianni Infantino to launch new club and national team competitions, stating the proposals hark back to the old days of world football’s governing body.

Changes to the Fifa host allocation process ought to give Morocco a better chance of hosting the Fifa World Cup than on any of the four previous occasions the country has bid for the tournament. Ben Cronin visits four of the host cities within the proposed bid to assess the strengths and weaknesses of its candidacy. 

World football’s governing body Fifa has rejected the latest complaint from Morocco over the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, while rival bidder United 2026 has sought to counter claims that it is receiving preferential treatment.

Hector Trujillo, the former general secretary of the Football Federation of Guatemala (FENAFUTG), has been handed a life ban from football by the sport’s global governing body, Fifa.

The United 2026 bid team for the Fifa World Cup has pledged to deliver a record-breaking, multi-billion dollar profit for the national team football tournament, while the US government has moved to allay concerns over travel to the country should the bid prove successful.