Tag: 2018 Russia FIFA WC

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  UEFA meets on Thursday in a bid to postpone FIFA presidential election

  

  European football's leaders are to meet on Thursday in a bid to postpone FIFA's presidential election. UEFA said Friday's vote should not go ahead after bribery and racketeering charges were laid against senior officials in football's governing body. “These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA's culture,” UEFA said.

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 01:14 UTC

  FIFA rules out re-vote on Russia and Qatar and says Friday's congress 'will go ahead'

  

  FIFA has ruled out a re-vote on awarding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as Swiss authorities prepare to question ten executive committee members about the corruption-tainted bidding process.

• Monday, March 23rd 2015 - 19:11 UTC

  FIFA with record revenue and cash reserves, after 2014 World Cup

  

  The 2014 World Cup helped create a record revenue of 2 billion dollars for FIFA last year, with 337 million in profits coming from the four-year cycle leading up to the finals in Brazil.

• Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:07 UTC

  FIFA confirms Nov/Dec for 2022 Qatar World Cup and compensation to clubs

  

  FIFA has ended more than four years of uncertainty over the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by announcing that it would be played in November and December with the final on December 18. It also anticipated that it will release funds to clubs for release of players.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 10:18 UTC

  Former US soccer leader Blazer spied on FIFA as an FBI informant

  

  Chuck Blazer, once the most powerful man in US soccer, was an FBI informant used to spy on Fifa, the New York Daily News reports. Blazer, who is now suffering from cancer, secretly recorded conversations with officials he arranged to meet at his London hotel during the 2012 Olympics, the report said.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC

  Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

  

  The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:45 UTC

  FIFA rejects calls to strip Russia of the 2018 World Cup over Ukraine crisis

  

  Amid mounting criticism of Russia over the MH17 plane tragedy and conflict with Ukraine, FIFA rejects calls for the country to be stripped of 2018 World Cup hosting rights and says a boycott is no solution to the crisis.

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

  FIFA's calendar of world cups: US in 2026 and Uruguay/Argentina 2030?

  

  Two strong favourites have emerged to host the 2026 and 2030 World Cups. The UK is hopeful that they can follow Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 and bring the cup to the country for the first time since 1966.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2014 - 03:10 UTC

  Blatter praises Brazil's “very special World Cup” and leaves Rio 'a happy man'

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter has praised a “very special World Cup” in Brazil on Monday and gave the hosts a mark of 9.25 out of 10, slightly better that the 9 he had given South Africa four years ago.

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Argentina, 'a key partner' of Russia says Putin ahead of his Buenos Aires visit

  

  As part of a broader South American tour, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be visiting Buenos Aires in July to lay the groundwork for joint projects between Russia and Argentina in the energy sector, including civilian nuclear technologies, military-technological cooperation and machine building.