By Duncan Mackay
January 13 – Indonesia’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup is facing another set-back after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) warned the Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) that they could face disciplinary action following several incidents, including a one-man pitch invasion, during the 2011 Asian Cup pre-qualifying in Jakarta last week.
By Duncan Mackay
January 13 – Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup has received its most high-profile endorsement so far after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) said that he believes that they could host the tournament.
By Duncan Mackay
January 13 – Australia will attend the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Congress in Luanda to promote its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, even though they are upset about being unable to give a presentation after rivals Qatar stepped in to sponsor the event.
By Duncan Mackay
January 12 – Nottingham’s plans to build a new stadium in time to host matches if England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup is successful took an important step forward tonight when councillors proposed Gamston and Clifton for development, even though they claimed did not want to.
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By Duncan Mackay
January 12 – The United States today announced the 18 cities that could host matches if the country’s bid to host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022 is successful.
January 12 - Closing the National Football Museum in Preston could damage England’s World Cup bid for 2018, it has been claimed.
By Duncan Mackay
January 12 – The standard of Qatar’s facilities have received a ringing endorsement after Premier League champions Manchester United, including Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand (pictured), flew to Doha for a four-day training trip to avoid the snowy weather in England that has wreaked such havoc.
By Duncan Mackay
January 11 – Russia tonight announced BDO, part of the world’s fifth-large global network of independent auditors and a company which worked on Sochi’s successful campaign to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, as a supporter of their bid to host the 2018-2022 World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – England’s 2018 bid team had prepared a fresh presentation to be delivered to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Angola later this month but were denied the opportunity after Qatar signed an exclusive sponsorship deal, insideworldfootball has learned.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – Danny Jordaan (pictured), chief executive of this year’s World Cup, insists no link should be drawn between the terrorist attack on the Togo team at the African Nations Cup in Angola and the tournament in South Africa.
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By Duncan Mackay
January 9 – The attack on a bus of the Togo national football team in Angola will not affect this year’s World Cup in South Africa, officials there have claimed.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 8 – Kate Ellis (pictured), Australia’s Sports Minister, insists the country’s bid to stage the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 will not be adversely affected either by kickoff schedules or by an escalating row with other sports.
By Duncan Mackay
January 7 – Leslie Sedibe (pictured), a lawyer, was today unveiled as the new chief executive of the South African Football Association (SAFA) as it enters the most crucial six months of its history.
January 7 – England and other nations bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will not be permitted to make presentations to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) later this month after Qatar signed an exclusive sponsorship deal, it was revealed today.
January 7 – England and other nations bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will not be permitted to make presentations to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) later this month after Qatar signed an exclusive sponsorship deal, it was revealed today.