FIFA approves 10 friendly games for Russian football squad next year
The Russian national football team is scheduled to play a total of 10 friendly matches next year, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told TASS on Friday. “Today we have introduced amendments to the calendar (of FIFA),” Mutko, who is also the president of the Russian Football Union (RFU), said in an interview with TASS “We will be playing two matches between March 20 and 28, then we are having two more games between...
FIFA approves regulations for holding 2018 World Cup in Russia
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has approved the final draft of the regulations required for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday. On Thursday Mutko attended a meeting of the FIFA Council. “We discussed the World Cup in Russia, there was a brief report on the course of preparation on the part of FIFA – I informed colleagues,” Mutko, who...
Russian sports minister says budget execution for 2018 FIFA World Cup at low level
The execution of the budget for the 2018 FIFA World Cup preparations is at a low level, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said today. “As of today, we are at a low level of the budget execution. The design and estimate documentation is the most complex thing. I’m even ashamed to give figures,” Mutko said at a meeting of the working group under the coordinating council for the 2018 FIFA World Cup preparations. The...
Football: China to host international tournament
China will host an annual national team football tournament starting from next year, entertainment and property conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said Wednesday (Jul 13) as it seeks to build a sporting empire. The announcement comes as Chinese companies snap up foreign players and clubs as the country increases its influence on the global game. The FIFA-approved “China Cup” will kick off in January 2017 with a four-game...
Swiss raid on FIFA amid new relevations on Blatter payments
Swiss investigators have searched the FIFA headquarters as the world football governing body revealed that former president Sepp Blatter and two of his deputies awarded themselves more than $80 million in often suspicious payments over the past five years. On a day that FIFA also had to deny media reports that new president Gianni Infantino was under investigation, it said Blatter, former secretary general Jerome Valcke and finance...
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