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
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
As Germany prepares to host Euro 2024, the 2006 FIFA World Cup – the last major international football tournament on German soil – still plays a formative role in the nation’s collective consciousness. Now widely known as the Summer Fairytale, the tournament is remembered as the moment a unified Germany shook off the shadows of its … Read moreGermany hopes to relive World Cup ‘fairytale’ with Euro 2024
Jenni Hermoso has been included in the Spain women’s squad for the first time since the scandal over the unsolicited kiss that former football federation president Luis Rubiales gave her following the Women’s World Cup final in Australia. New coach Montse Tome included the 33-year-old midfielder, who plays for Mexican side Pachuca, in her squad … Read moreSpain call up Jenni Hermoso for first time since World Cup kiss scandal
England have named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy in the squad for their 50-over World Cup title defence. Brook, who was left out of England’s provisional World Cup squad, made the cut on Sunday despite a string of failures in the recent series against New Zealand. But he was impressive in … Read moreEngland pick Brook instead of Roy for Cricket World Cup title defence