Football

The English Football Association has held talks with counterparts representing the other UK ‘home nations’ of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales over a possible joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup.

Senior African football officials have called on Fifa to reintroduce a rotation system for the World Cup following Morocco’s comprehensive defeat for the hosting rights to the 2026 tournament.

Brazil forward Neymar has added to his endorsement portfolio ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup by agreeing a deal with Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communication company Oppo.

United 2026 today (Wednesday) said it will offer Fifa and world football “unity, certainty, and opportunity” after the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico landed the right to host the 2026 World Cup.

Fifa has today (Wednesday) reported on a near 10 per cent uplift on its projected revenue for the full-cycle heading into the 2018 World Cup, as president Gianni Infantino confirmed he will stand for re-election after claiming he has turned around world football’s governing body from a situation in which it was “clinically dead” as an organisation.

Morocco has committed to building a host of new football stadia despite having failed in its bid to host the 2026 edition of the Fifa World Cup national team tournament.

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has ordered French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain to raise as much as €60m ($71m) by the end of this month in order to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

AS Roma has stated it expects its Stadio della Roma project to remain on course following a wave of arrests in the Italian capital over alleged corruption tied to the Serie A football club’s new stadium.

In this week's US sports industry round-up: United bid wins 2026 World Cup vote by landslide; NBCSN to simulcast Telemundo Russia 2018 matches; and New Jersey sports betting bill is given the green light.

The joint bid comprising the United States, Canada and Mexico has today (Wednesday) secured hosting rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has formed a new company that will oversee the management of its retail, licensing and merchandising activity.

Randolph Harris has pledged to deliver “proper” governance and integrity for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) after securing the presidency on a full-time basis.

Morocco 2026 has sought to cast doubt over the revenue projection claims of rival Fifa World Cup bidder United 2026 ahead of tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) vote to decide the destination of the national team football tournament.

The English Football Association (FA) is seeking further offers for London’s Wembley Stadium in a move designed to ramp up the bid it has already received from US billionaire Shahid Khan, according to the Evening Standard.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has elected Lambert Maltock as its new president following the resignation of previous incumbent, David Chung, in April.