South Korea
Events

A united North-South Korean soccer team for the 2002 World Cup finals is one proposal South Korea plans to make to the North at an unprecedented meeting of their leaders in June, a South Korean official has said.

The World Council of 119-nation Federation Internationale de l?Automobile (FIA) is to vote on whether to reduce the number of Formula 1 Grand Prix in the European Union.
Events

BSkyB has offered #250million for exclusive UK television rights to the World Cup 2002, according to The Observer newspaper.

European soccer fans can prepare for some early-morning starts in the summer of 2002 when Japan and South Korea co-host the next World Cup.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said it will continue to press the European Union for a special exemption to limit the affects of the Bosman ruling that opened up soccer to free agency.
Media

South Korean sports site start?ups are proliferating and using US-based sports marketing models, according to a report from The Korean Times.
Business

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has won #7.5m ($11.75 million) after a UK court ruled his firm was entitled to keep a payment for a Korean Grand Prix which never got off the grid.
Events

BSkyB has offered #250million for exclusive UK television rights to the World Cup 2002, according to The Observer newspaper.

FIFA plan to establish a list of professional referees by the end of 2000 who would officiate at the 2002 World Cup finals.
Business

IOC Coordination Committee chairman, Jacques Rogee, has given SOCOG a glowing endorsement for their work in the lead up to the Sydney Olympic Games 2000.
Business

IOC leader Jacques Rogge has tried to douse concern about organisational problems within the 2000 Olympics, by saying Sydney had no real worries compared to some predecessors as host city.
Events

Michael Weisman, the Emmy Award winning executive and sports producer, has joined the sports-based entertainment and e-commerce Internet company, SportsPrize Entertainment Inc?s, Board of Directors.
Sponsorship & Marketing

FIFA’s marketing and competitions director, Michael Black, has quit his job – less than 12 months before the World Cup kicks off in Japan and South Korea.
Media

German sports brand Puma has unveiled the first phase of its 2002 World Cup advertising campaign which focuses on the fortunes of the Cameroon national team.

Next year's French Formula One Grand Prix has been pushed back to the end of July to avoid any clash with the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.
Events

South Africa will consider enforcing no-fly zones over cricket stadiums at the 2003 World Cup after last week's terrorist attacks on the US – as sporting events around the world tighten up on security.
Events

Organisers of next summer’s soccer World Cup say they will work closely with the CIA and other international security agencies to ensure safety at the event.
Business

Soccer legent Johan Cruyff will become the global ambassador for Hyundai during the World Cup next year in Japan and South Korea, following a deal with sports marketing giant Octagon.