Football
Up, Up and Away
Kevin Roberts looks at why this month’s FIFA World Cup marks a watershed in fans’ ability to watch sport in areas formerly considered blackspots for live coverage.
Buccaneers announce death of Malcolm Glazer
Malcolm Glazer, who spearheaded takeovers of English Premier League football club Manchester United and NFL American football franchise the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died.
New owners unveiled for A-League’s Wanderers
Australian A-League football club Western Sydney Wanderers has been acquired by a consortium of businessmen.
Cagliari to become latest foreign-owned Serie A club
Cagliari is set to become the latest Italian Serie A football club to assume foreign ownership after current owner Massimo Cellino revealed a deal has been agreed to sell the team to an American consortium.
Uefa teams up with Europol in new anti-corruption drive
European football’s governing body Uefa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Europol, the European Union’s joint police body, in an effort to strengthen its campaign to combat match-fixing in the sport.
Bayern stays top of Brand Finance rankings
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has retained the label as the ‘world’s most valuable football club brand’ in 2014, according to the Brand Finance consultancy.
Barcelona president Bartomeu joins ECA board
The European Club Association (ECA), the independent representative body for European football clubs, has appointed Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu to its executive board.
Fifa gets green light for World Football Museum
Fifa has received approval to begin construction on its World Football Museum project, while the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has become the first member association to adopt the global governing body’s Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS).
Africa’s Iron Lady
FIFA ExCo member Lydia Nsekera, one of the sports industry’s most powerful women, tells Elisha Chauhan the secret to her rise in the ranks of international sports administration.
Adidas outlines World Cup revenue targets
German sportswear company Adidas said it expects this summer’s Fifa World Cup national team football tournament to help boost sales by up to eight per cent.
Ukrainian EU ambassador calls for Russia to be stripped of 2018 World Cup
Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, Ukraine’s ambassador to the European Union, has called for Russia to face serious EU financial sanctions and lose the hosting rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament over its annexation of Crimea.
Fifa seeks to slot in test game for World Cup venue
Football’s world governing body Fifa and Brazilian football club Corinthians have agreed to cancel a test event at a key World Cup stadium in Sao Paulo due to concerns over traffic congestion.
Gulati demands Fifa reform before US World Cup bid
US Soccer president Sunil Gulati has stated his country will not bid to host the Fifa World Cup until world football’s governing body reforms its bidding rules.
Bayern renews call for goal-line technology in Bundesliga
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has again called for the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT) into the top division of German football after another high-profile incident during the club’s DFB-Pokal triumph on Saturday.
EC rejects legal challenge to FFP
The European Commission (EC) has rejected a legal challenge to the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules that have been implemented by football’s European governing body Uefa.
Earthquakes break new ground with bitcoin initiative
Major League Soccer (MLS) team San Jose Earthquakes will become the first professional football team to accept online currency bitcoin after sealing a partnership with San Francisco company Coinbase.
Sao Paulo World Cup organisers seek to meet Fifa demands
Brazilian football club Corinthians has organised a second test event at its Arena Corinthians in a bid to meet Fifa’s demands for the World Cup, while organisers have maintained that unfinished work will not pose a problem during the upcoming national team tournament.