By David Gold
June 12 – A new session looking at the social impact of the 2018 World Cup on Russia, which will feature a number of high profile speakers including former Russian national team captain Alexey Smertin, has been announced for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum, entitled “The Social Context: Will the World Cup change Russia?”
By David Gold
June 10 – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke will be giving the keynote speech at the Inside World Football Moscow Forum in Russia later this month, it has been announced today.
By Mihir Bose
June 7 – The last few weeks have hardly been an advertisement for world football with corruption scandals engulfing FIFA but, for Alexey Sorokin, chief executive of the Russian 2018 organising committee, none of this will dim the glory of the World Cup.
By David Gold
June 7 – Diarmuid Crowley, a speaker at this month’s Inside World Football Moscow Forum and Senior Vice-President of global sports, fashion and media organisation IMG, believes Russia is in a better position to take advantage of hosting the World Cup than last year’s hosts South Africa were.
By David Gold
June 6 – Wembley Stadium’s group events director David Thomson, who will be speaking at the Inside World Football Moscow Forum, says that Russia’s new stadia for the 2018 World Cup must be flexible enough to host various types of events if they are to be a success beyond the tournament and provide a lasting legacy for the country.
By David Gold
June 5 – Hazem Galal (pictured), a partner at PwC Brazil and a speaker at the Inside World Football Moscow Forum, has told insideworldfootball that Russia can learn from Brazil’s 2014 World Cup preparations, and in particular that it needs to get the balance between public and private investment right by providing the appropriate incentives and regulatory frameworks.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
June 1 – England’s gamble to try to get FIFA Presidential election called off today failed as expected even though 16 other countries supported the move.
By Duncan Mackay in Zurich
June 1 – Sepp Blatter today announced that FIFA’s 208 member federations will select the host country of the 2026 World Cup rather than the ruling Executive Committee.
By David Owen
May 29 – FIFA’s chaotic Presidential election took a sensational new twist when the challenger, Mohamed Bin Hammam, unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy.
By David Gold
May 25 – The President of Russian Premier League outfit Dynamo Moscow, Yuri Isayev, is the latest big name confirmed as a speaker for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum.
By David Gold
May 24 – Premier League general secretary Nic Coward is the latest speaker to be confirmed for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum.
By David Gold
May 14 – Sergei Cheban, the executive director of the Russian Premier League, has been confirmed as a speaker for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum.
By David Gold
May 4 – Alexei Sorokin, who was recently appointed the chief executive of the Local Organising Committee responsible for delivering the Russia 2018 World Cup, has been confirmed as a speaker for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum next month.
By David Gold
April 12 – The new semi-professional eight team English FA Women’s Super League will get underway tomorrow night live on ESPN as Arsenal take on Chelsea.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 2 – Fresh claims have emerged over controversial FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s alleged involvement in a World Cup ticket scandal.