Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has slammed the football governing body’s plans to create a $20bn subsidiary to run the World Cup, saying the tournament was not a commercial asset that belonged to a few executives. “Football belongs to no individual and to no institution. It belongs to the people,” Blatter told the news agency … Read moreEx-FIFA chief Blatter blasts plan to sell stake in World Cup to investors
Deadly wildfires have spread across Turkiye and Greece after weeks of devastation in Spain, France and Portugal. Two firefighters died battling a forest blaze on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the fire department said, as several fires started around the country fanned by gale-force winds. Another died in a separate fire in the … Read moreWildfires spread in Greece and Turkiye as EU chief urges climate action
Music is a major part of Rayhan Butt’s life. The 18-year-old from the west German city of Bielefeld discovered his passion for the piano a few years ago, and now plays daily, sometimes for 12 hours a day. Picking up singing along the way, he performs regularly across the country. Butt has now found a … Read moreWill Germany bring back mandatory military conscription next year?
FIFA has proposed a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors, provoking a furious response from the European football governing body, UEFA. Under the plans announced by FIFA on Tuesday, a $20bn subsidiary would be created to run the World Cup and other events. World football’s governing body … Read moreFIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA