“Art and Sport”, the charity organisation founded and led by Russian businessman and philanthropist, Alisher Usmanov, is the third partner to support the Russian Bid Committee in their campaign to win the right to host the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™. Art and Sport provides help in organising socially important events in art, culture and sport, […]
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A high-level delegation of the Russian Bid Committee for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™ will travel to Zurich for the official ceremony to hand over the bid book to FIFA on 14 May 2010. The delegation, who will formally present the extensive bidding documentation to FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and General Secretary Jérôme Valcke, will […]
With about one month to go before the countries bidding for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™ will submit their bid books to FIFA in Zurich, Russia has accomplished another major milestone in its quest to win the right to host football’s biggest event. Russia’s Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has personally signed all governmental guarantees that […]
Soccerex is delighted to confirm that the Russia 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™ Bid Committee will take a significant presence at the Soccerex European Forum in Manchester from 2-3 March. On a recent trip to Moscow, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter commented: “I believe that the World Cup should leave a legacy, and this idea is […]
Alexey Smertin, the former captain of the Russian national team and ambassador of the Russian Bid for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™, has been appointed Sports Director for the Bid. In his new role, Smertin will be responsible for working on technical and sporting matters pertaining to the Bid, such as advice on the match […]
The Russian Bid Committee will attend the final stages of the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola and the CAF Congress to be held in Luanda on 29 January. “The African Cup of Nations is CAF’s flagship competition and their congress the most important institutional event of the confederation”, stated bid CEO Alexey Sorokin. “For […]
Russian Law firm Yust will support the Russian Bid Committee in their campaign to win the right to host the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™. The company has signed an agreement with the bid committee which provides for substantial value-in-kind support in the area of legal advice. Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the Bid Committee and the […]
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