Fifa has announced it will conduct out-of-competition drug testing ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
The 32 finalists have been told to submit their team whereabouts to Fif...More>
Morrisons has become the third company to back England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
The supermarket chain confirmed yesterday (Feb 22) that it had signed up as a bid p...More>
Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke has revealed that world football’s governing body will not limit the race to host the 2018 World Cup to European countries.
Sepp Blatte...More>
This year’s World Cup should help South Africa’s economy grow by 2.3 per cent, the country’s finance minister has said.
Pravin Gordhan expects the tournament alone to add 0...More>
David Dein has been appointed international president of the England World Cup bid.
The former Arsenal vice-chairman was linked with a position in the bid team when a board...More>
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola has agreed to become an ambassador for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid.
Guardiola, who won the Champions League last year with the Catalan giants...More>
The BBC is launching a free mobile phone application that will offer live coverage and goals on demand from this summer’s World Cup.
The corporation will make news and spor...More>
Emerging countries are increasingly using major sporting events to establish themselves on the global stage, a new report has found.
Hosting sports events such as the Olymp...More>
Spain’s sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky has questioned Portugal’s commitment to their joint bid to host the World Cup.
The two countries are bidding to stage the tourname...More>
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has hit out at those who believe South Africa should not have been chosen to host this summer’s World Cup.
Several high-profile football figures...More>
Coca-Cola's chief executive has revealed that the company's World Cup marketing push will be its “most comprehensive campaign ever”.
Muhtar Kent said the soft drink giant, ...More>
Ruud Gullit has been named president of the Holland-Belgium World Cup bid.
The Dutch legend, who won two European Cups with AC Milan in a glittering 20-year playing career,...More>
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and Radio Africa Group will be Kenya’s official broadcasters for this summer’s World Cup.
KBC managing director David Waweru said: "Bri...More>
Fifa has vowed to clamp down on websites that illegally use its trademarks in the run up to the World Cup.
Law firm Spoor and Fisher, which handles trademark infringements ...More>
Alexey Smertin, the former captain of the Russian national team, has been appointed sports director of the country’s World Cup bid.
Smertin, who was already an ambassador f...More>
Japan’s World Cup bid has announced Adidas Japan and five companies from the media and travel industries as its first official partners.
As well as Adidas, the backers are ...More>
London mayor Boris Johnson is to take over as chairman of London United, the group co-ordinating the capital's support for England's World Cup bid.
Johnson replaces Simon G...More>
