Fifa World Cup

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has expanded its agreement with the Spanish government to promote food from the country to include a broad set of sponsorship rights
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa has signed up blockchain technology company Algorand as a regional supporter of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and an official sponsor of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Football
Events

Washington, District of Columbia, has officially created a joint regional bid with Baltimore, Maryland, to become a 2026 Fifa World Cup host site amid concerns over the viability of FedEx Field as a venue
Football
Media

Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Football
Media

Unprecedented inventory gives Fifa strong bargaining position with brands in renewal talks Governing body seeking to at least double its sponsorship revenues post-2022
Football
Events

The city of Vancouver, Canada, is officially in the frame to host games during the 2026 Fifa World Cup, four years after dropping out of consideration for the showpiece global soccer tournament
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese real estate agency Wanda Real Estate has reached a regional sponsorship agreement with the Argentine Football (AFA) for the Chinese territory.
Football
Media

Fox Sports has unveiled its programming schedule in the United States for the 2022 Fifa World Cup later this year, which includes 35 matches on the main Fox broadcast network and 29 matches on cable channel…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

QatarEnergy has filled the final global sponsorship position on offer from world football’s governing body by becoming a top-tier Fifa Partner ahead of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

India-based education technology provider Byju’s has signed as an Official Sponsor of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa has named Crypto.com as an official sponsor of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in the most high-profile sponsorship agreed to date by the heavyweight cryptocurrency trading platform
Football
Governance

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected a request from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to temporarily lift a ban imposed by Fifa, the sport’s global governing body, that prevents Russian t…
Football
Media

Indonesian media group Emtek has acquired the media rights for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signed up Adidas as its kit supplier from January 2023 – ending its long-term association with rival brand Puma.
Football
Events

Russia has been eliminated from qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup after the governing bodies of world and European football barred all Russian teams from their competitions
Football
Events

Football's world governing body Fifa has halted all international matches in Russia and barred the Russian team from competing under its own name and flag, in response to the war in Ukraine
Football
Media

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured free-to-air rights from the Mediapro agency to show matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Football
Events

Uefa has voted to relocate this year’s Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Paris following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.