Football

FIFA 2014 World Cup host Brazil has revealed that the cost of its 12 stadiums for the event has increased by $435 million.

David Beckham has reportedly identified PortMiami as the top potential site to develop a stadium to house a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise.

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has struck a deal with the city of Paris to remain at its Parc des Princes stadium for 30 years.

French president Francois Hollande has suffered a blow in his bid to introduce a controversial ‘super tax’ into domestic football after the French Senate rejected the proposal.

Russian football could be overhauled, following a new bill banning state-owned companies from funding professional teams was introduced to Russia’s lower house of parliament.

UEFA has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the hospitality production management at its 2016 European Championship in France.

AS Roma president James Pallotta has rejected speculation surrounding possible Chinese investment in the Italian Serie A football club, criticising Italian banking group UniCredit’s “foolish and embarrassing” comments on the matter.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) plans to reform its domestic game by creating a multiple-division system, as the organisation celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Major League Soccer (MLS) franchises are worth $103 million on average, up 175 per cent in value over the last five years.

FIFA may reconsider the controversial kick-off time of Brazil’s 2014 World Cup matches, which are due to played at tropical venues during the hottest time of the day.

The emerging trend of a community interest company (CIC) structure is key to the future stability of weaker football clubs, according to a recent report.

The proposed Unified Football League (UFL) for Russian and Ukrainian clubs has been met with further criticism after Russian Football Union (RFU) president Nikolai Tolstykh stated the funds earmarked for the project would be better directed elsewhere.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) general-secretary Hicham El Amrani has denied reports that Libya could again be stripped of hosting rights to the Africa Cup of Nations.

The English Association of Football Agents (AFA) has asked to meet Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke to discuss a possible seat on the FA Council, ahead of FIFA’s planned agency regulation changes.

Scottish football club Rangers' majority shareholder Laxey Partners will back its current board at next month's annual general meeting, after increasing its stake to 11.64 per cent on Wednesday.

Russian Premier League football club Spartak Moscow is seeking to recover $450,000 (15 million rubles) in compensation from a football fan who waved a swastika flag at its game.