where three stadiums built for the purpose were not used at all. Blatter admitted it was a problem and expressed hope that this would not happen in Russia which is a football country. He is ...

FIFA, the worldwide football association ... with 32 teams playing in 12 stadiums in 11 Russian cities. The 34-page report "Red Card: Exploitation of Construction Workers on World Cup Sites ...

An organisation providing a "safe space" for LGBT and ethnic-minority football fans in Russia says it was evicted from its premises in St Petersburg on the eve of the World Cup. Diversity House ...