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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.

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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.

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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).

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has dropped the strongest hint yet that he is prepared to stand for a fifth term at the helm of world football’s governing body by stating that he would not reject a call from member associations for him to continue in the post.

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World football’s governing body Fifa has taken another step in its reform efforts by scrapping bonuses for its senior executives, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Sepp Blatter, the president of football’s global governing body Fifa, has called for the International Olympic Committee to scrap its age limits for members.

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Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo has expressed his confidence that Curitiba is on course to avoid being dropped as a host venue for the 2014 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament.

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Fifa, world football's governing body, has announced that Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of the 2022 World Cup must provide a detailed report on the improvement of working conditions in the country by February 12.

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Fifa, world football’s governing body, has announced that the value of the international player transfer market rose by 41 per cent to $3.7bn (€2.7bn) in 2013.

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Kevin Roberts on why football needs more than than Jérôme Champagne’s FIFA presidential challenge.

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The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) has announced that it plans to bid to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

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Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes has said the Brazilian government has implemented emergency measures to avoid the threat of Curitiba being dropped as a venue for the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament.

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Curitiba has been warned that it will be dropped as a host venue for the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament unless there is significant progress in the Brazilian city's stadium construction project.

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Local organisers have said that Sao Paulo’s stadium for the opening game of the 2014 Fifa World Cup is almost complete, despite work having yet to be restarted on the collapsed roof that resulted in the death of two workers in November.

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Former Fifa official Jerome Champagne today launched his bid to stand for the presidency of world football’s governing body in 2015, but immediately cast uncertainty over his prospects for victory by admitting that he would be unlikely to defeat a fresh stand by incumbent Sepp Blatter.

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The organising committee of Russia and Ukraine’s proposed United Football League (UFL) have announced the formation of a new four-team tournament in what many will view as a means of testing the water for the controversial league project.

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Influential former Fifa official Jerome Champagne appears poised to announce a campaign to run for the presidency of world football’s governing body after calling a press conference, which will be held in London on Monday.

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Football’s world governing body Fifa is set to examine the possibility of introducing a Women’s Club World Cup.