Fifa World Cup

Football
Events

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has a requested a feasibility study to be carried out on the possibility of playing the Fifa men’s and women’s World Cups every two years instead of every four yea…
Events

UK Sport has outlined its event plans for the next decade, with World Cups in football, rugby union, cricket and hockey among 97 competitions included on a list of hosting opportunities
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese technology company Hisense has extended its association with the Fifa World Cup, signing on as an official sponsor of next year’s edition of the national team football tournament in Qatar.
Football
Media

African football finds itself facing an existential crisis down in large measure to questionable decision-making by the Confederation of African Football and Fifa, football’s world governing body. Frank Dunne looks at where it all went wrong.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank will not continue as a major sponsor of the Danish national football team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in a move that has been associated with the treatment of migrant…
Football
Media

Rai, the Italian public-service broadcaster, has been awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Italy to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Football
Media

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has acquired exclusive streaming rights to South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Football
Media

SuperSport has acquired exclusive English-language pay-television rights to broadcast all 64 matches of the Fifa World Cup 2022 across sub-Saharan Africa
Football
Media

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has opened invitations to tender in Poland for the media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the 2026 edition of the men’s tournament. T
Football
Media

World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in Greece for broadcast rights to the 2022 World Cup.
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed the centralised venues for the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup matches, scheduled to take place from May 31 to June 15
Football
Events

Sports marketing agencies Elevate Sports Ventures and Premier Partnerships have been appointed by Match Hospitality to sell hospitality packages in the United States for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which…
Football
Stadia

Paul Brown Stadium, the home of the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals, would require some major structural changes, including installing natural grass and removing corner seating, for Cincinnati …
Football
Events

South Korea's national football governing body has applied to host matches for the delayed Group H Asian 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying games, with the aim of setting up a bio-secure bubble for the games
Football
Media

German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom has agreed major free-to-air sublicensing deals with ARD, ZDF and RTL that will shape the broadcasting landscape in the country for the next three major international…
Football
Events

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the government has placed its full support behind a proposed UK and Ireland bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup, adding that England would be prepared to…
Football
Finance & Law

Fifa has announced that it has dropped its internal investigation into the alleged bribery case involving German World Cup winning captain Franz Beckenbauer as the statute of limitations has expired
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Terrence Burns, Olympic and global sports marketing veteran, argues that the sooner US brands seize on the opportunities presented by two major events in their own backyard, the greater their chances for success