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China’s African Blueprint
A growing number of Chinese-built football stadia have popped up across Africa over the last decade, as a result of strong diplomatic and trade relations between the two regions. But are they just simply a new breed of white elephants? Elisha Chauhan investigates.
Uefa chief Platini talks up Fifa presidency chances
Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed that he is the only person capable of defeating Fifa president Sepp Blatter in an election for the top job at football’s global governing body.
Fifa investigator Garcia survives removal threat
Fifa’s efforts to instigate reform through its Independent Ethics Commission last week came within hours of being dealt a crippling blow from within world football’s governing body, according to the Reuters news agency.
Mayor fears for Porto Alegre’s World Cup status
Jose Fortunati, Mayor of Brazilian city Porto Alegre, has warned that the Beira Rio stadium could be withdrawn as a host venue for the 2014 Fifa World Cup if arrangements to finance temporary structures are not concluded this week.
Fifa coffers swell with Brazil World Cup on horizon
Fifa announced today (Friday) that it generated a financial surplus of $72m (€52m) for the 2013 financial year to increase its cash reserves to $1.432bn.
Qatar 2022 responds to latest allegations
The Qatar 2022 World Cup organising committee has insisted that its successful bid to host the international football showpiece did not contravene regulations set out by Fifa, the sport’s world governing body, after new allegations emerged in a UK newspaper.
AFC chief outlines timeframe over Qatar 2022 decision
An announcement regarding the staging of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar will not be made before the start of next year, according to Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa.
Brazil facing World Cup temporary infrastructure challenge – Valcke
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has said the completion of temporary infrastructure represents Brazil’s biggest challenge in its preparations for this summer’s World Cup, adding that organisers are now engaged in a “race” to ensure work is completed for the football showpiece.
Mutko slams Russia’s World Cup stadium preparations
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he is “alarmed” at the pace of progress in developing the country’s stadiums for the 2018 Fifa World Cup football tournament, adding that host cities could be replaced if they don’t intensify work.
Fifa details bidding criteria for showpiece tournaments
Fifa, world football’s governing body, has opened the bidding process for the 2019 Women’s World Cup and the Club World Cups from 2015 to 2018 along with a host of other major events.
South American clubs punished for breaching transfer rules
Four Argentinian football clubs and one Uruguayan club have been sanctioned by football’s world governing body, Fifa, for breaching transfer regulations.
Brazil’s World Cup preparations leave Fifa with huge challenge – Valcke
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has aimed another rebuke at local organisers of the 2014 World Cup, stating that delays in stadium development have left world football’s governing body with a major challenge.
Brazil’s armed forces could aid World Cup security – Rousseff
Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, has said the country’s armed forces could be drafted to help contain possible violent protests during the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament.
Protest threat forces Fifa to revise World Cup Fan Fest plans
Fifa is revising its plans for ‘Fan Fests’ during this summer’s World Cup in Brazil to accommodate for the threat of possible civil unrest during the football showpiece.
Curitiba survives threat of World Cup cut
Fifa has announced that Curitiba will retain its status as a host city for the 2014 World Cup after Brazilian organisers demonstrated that a “comprehensive recovery plan” was in place to deliver the city’s stadium and other infrastructure.
World Cup organisers play down Cuiaba stadium fears
Local organisers overseeing Cuiabá’s preparations for the 2014 Fifa World Cup have insisted the city’s stadium will stage its test events as planned, amid reports that an October fire at the venue caused more damage than was originally disclosed.
Zwanziger says Fifa can do little about Qatar workers’ rights
Theo Zwanziger an executive committee member of Fifa, has conceded that there is little football’s world governing body can do about the conditions of migrant workers who are helping Qatar to prepare for the 2022 World Cup.
Trade union body slams Qatar 2022 workers’ charter
A charter detailing the rights of migrant workers involved in construction projects for Fifa World Cup stadia in Qatar has been labelled as a “sham” by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).