​2016 will be a game changer for sports infrastructure in Russia. Early this year, as part of massive preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, the ‘RUSO. The Football Stadiums’ standard was drawn up by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and with the support of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee (LOC). ‘RUSO. The football stadiums’ was developed solely for football stadiums … Continue reading New Russian construction standard created for FIFA World Cup stadiums

​Today, the Official Emblem and Slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 were unveiled during a festive event at KT Square in Seoul. Among those present were Chung Monggyu, president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) and chairman of the Korea Republic 2017 Local Organising Committee (LOC), Kwak Youngjin, executive vice-chairman of the LOC, Cha Bumkun, vice-chairman of the LOC, An Iksoo, … Continue reading Official Emblem, Slogan and Look unveiled for FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017

​The design of Khalifa International Stadium, which is currently under renovation and due to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016, has been recognised as achieving sustainability standards. Khalifa International Stadium recently received the provisional four-star rating in the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), administered by the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD). This is the first certificate for a renovation project to … Continue reading Khalifa International Stadium receives four-star GSAS Sustainability rating

​The creation of a tobacco-free environment during the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and other major sporting events to be held in Russia was discussed in a conference held in Moscow on Tuesday 28 June. The event was organised by FIFA and the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee (LOC) in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO). Major conference attendees included representatives of the Russia 2018 … Continue reading Host Cities to create a smoke-free environment