Fifa says it has “no concrete plans” to stage the 2022 World Cup in the winter.
Qatar was awarded the tournament in December, but the hot climate during the summer months h...More>
The possibility of moving the 2022 World Cup to the winter was discussed before Qatar was awarded the tournament, according to a Fifa executive committee member.
While a ch...More>
A proposal to stage the football World Cup in south-east Asia in 2030 is being considered by members of ASEAN, the Association of South-east Asian nations.
Zainudin Nordin,...More>
Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam insists Qatar does not need help hosting the 2022 World Cup and has ruled out the possibility of moving the tournamen...More>
Uefa president Michel Platini has called for the 2022 World Cup to be played across the whole of the Arabian Gulf rather than just in Qatar.
His call is likely to fuel the ...More>
Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he “expects” the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in January.
The tournament is traditionally held in June and July but temperatures in Q...More>
Fifa paid out $40m to 400 clubs that released players for last year’s World Cup in South Africa, it has been revealed.
Barcelona was the biggest recipient, pocketing $866,2...More>
Fifa president Sepp Blatter likes the idea of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in winter.
Qatar was awarded the tournament earlier this month and, since then, there have...More>
Outgoing FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer has hit out at the handling of the recent vote to appoint the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
Becke...More>
FIFA has been urged to donate £1m to grass-roots football projects as compensation for an “unfair” World Cup tender process by a disgruntled sponsor of England’s failed b...More>
Sepp Blatter believes FIFA’s 80m US dollar contribution towards a new trust fund for South Africa illustrates the governing body’s commitment to leaving a lasting legacy in th...More>
UEFA president Michel Platini has defended FIFA’s efforts to explore “new frontiers” by awarding the 2018 and 2022 editions of the World Cup to Russia and Qatar.
Platini, w...More>
A former senior Asian Football Confederation (AFC) official has urged Fifa to reschedule the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to January or February to avoid the desert state's swelter...More>
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has labelled England “bad losers” following their failed 2018 World Cup bid.
Russia and Qatar were last week chosen by Fifa's executive committ...More>
