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Fifa ‘considers about-turn’ over Visit Saudi Women’s World Cup sponsorship
Fifa is said to be looking at dropping Visit Saudi as a sponsor for the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after world football's governing body received a backlash over the proposed…
Fifa ‘interested in buying’ Stade de France
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is reported to have held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron over a potential deal that would see football’s global governing body buy the Stade de France.
Inter Rapidísimo extends Fifa links with Women’s World Cup deal
Fifa has signed up Colombian logistics company Inter Rapidísimo as an ‘Official Supporter’ of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand later this year.
World Cup pushes Fifa towards $3bn in broadcast revenue in 2022
Fifa generated broadcast income of $2.96bn (€2.77bn) in 2022, fuelled by media rights deals for the World Cup in Qatar and reflective of just over half of the governing body’s total revenue for the year.
Saudi Arabia chosen to host 2023 Fifa Club World Cup
World governing body Fifa is to stage a major competition in Saudi Arabia for the first time after the Middle Eastern state was selected as the host of the 2023 Fifa Club World Cup, which is scheduled…
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay launch official 2030 World Cup bid
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay have officially launched their bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup, 100 years after the first-ever tournament was held in South America, and hope to add Bolivia to…
Club World Cup rights retained for free Fifa+ streaming in over 50 territories
Fifa has opted to retain rights to stream the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup free of charge in over 50 territories on its new OTT platform
Australia’s Women’s World Cup opener moves to Stadium Australia
Fifa has announced that Australia’s opening match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup has been switched from Sydney Football Stadium to Stadium Australia in an effort to accommodate demand for tickets.
Global transfer spending returning to pre-pandemic levels – Fifa report
The global transfer market is close to returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the 2022 Global Transfer Market report published by world governing body Fifa.
A total of $6.5bn (€5.9
World Cup rights take Abema to big quarterly loss, but wider deal impact hailed
Japanese digital media company CyberAgent reported a rare quarterly loss in its 2023 Q1 financial results, caused by the costly acquisition of 2022 Fifa World Cup rights by its streaming platform Abema
Saran nets Club World Cup rights in multiple European, Central Asian territories
Saran Media Group has secured rights for the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup across a number of countries in Europe and Central Asia
Sky Italia nets Club World Cup rights
Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has secured rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup, which is taking place in Morocco next month.
Sky Sport will show all seven matches live
Shinai lands exclusive Women’s World Cup digital rights in China
Shinai, the company that operates sports streaming platform iQiyi Sports, has acquired exclusive digital media rights in China to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Referees to communicate VAR calls at Club World Cup
Further clarity is set to be provided surrounding video assistant referee (VAR) decisions in football, after a 12-month trial was given the green light
Fifa Club World Cup returns to Globo in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo has acquired rights to the forthcoming 2022 Fifa Club World Cup
Fifa Women’s World Cup passes 500,000 ticket sales, with 1.5m the target
More than 500,000 tickets have been sold for this year's Fifa Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, leaving organisers with just under one million to go to reach a previously-stated target
Venue switch mooted for Australia’s Women’s World Cup opener
Australia’s opening match at this year’s Women’s World Cup, which it will co-host with New Zealand, is set to move from Allianz Stadium to Accor Stadium to ensure a higher attendance for the fixture.
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Fifa goes to market in Germany with Women’s World Cup rights
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has launched an invitation to tender in Germany for the sale of media rights for this year’s Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Australia and New Zeala…