Germany

Germany's state broadcaster ARD and media group Kirch have ended their row over German soccer broadcasting rights by reaching a joint agreement.

For a Formula One team there is only one sound more comforting on race day than the roar of their car's engine on the track and that is the whirr of their sponsors' helicopters overhead

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch's German TV station TM3 said it had sold some three-quarters of its advertising time for the year largely due to demand for its Champions League soccer broadcasts.

South African World Cup 2006 bid officials are planning a charm offensive in Europe later this month, trying to convince European members of the FIFA executive committee of the merits of their candidacy.

Former Germany striker Rudi Voeller has been appointed ambassador of the German bid to host soccer's 2006 World Cup.

Bosses of Wembley Stadium say they are planning a massive GBP 20million (USD 32m) online auction to sell-off nearly all parts of the famous London venue when it is demolished next year.

UEFA opened their glittering new $20 million headquarters on the banks of Lake Geneva with President Lennart Johansson declaring the organisation was in great shape with the new millennium approaching.

UK publishing company, The Future Network, has made a deal to acquire the official magazines of Manchester United and Chelsea from sports publishing and branding agency Zone - and has seen #55 million ($80m) added to its stock market value, according to the soccer industry newsletter, Soccer Investor.

Morocco has started work on a $100 million stadium to boost its bid to host the soccer World Cup finals in 2006, a government official has said.

The Prince of Wales, Prime Minister Tony Blair and film star Hugh Grant will lead attempts to impress international soccer chiefs who will inspect England's World Cup 2006 facilities this week.

A six-man delegation from soccer's world governing body FIFA rounded off a five-day visit to Germany full of praise for the country's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair threw open his Downing Street doors to a delegation from world soccer's governing body FIFA yesterday, hoping to convince them to back England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

Movie star Hugh Grant and former England star Gary Lineker were among the star names at a special send-off to the FIFA team inspecting England's chances of hosting the 2006 World Cup.

South Africa's 2006 World Cup bid committee will concentrate on the "nuts and bolts" of staging the event in its campaign rather than an emotional appeal for Africa.

German soccer club Hertha Berlin is planning to float shares on the bourse, according to German magazine Focus.

Germany's players will receive 150,000 marks ($77,160) each if they retain their crown at next year's European Championship finals, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Tuesday.