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Space oddity: The Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg will have temporary seating to accommodate Fifa’s requirement for minimum capacities of 30 000.
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP

Fans could be out in the cold in 2018

Temporary seats in Yekaterinburg mean some World Cup spectators will get a remote view

  • Dmitry Zaks
3 min read
Russia is struggling to keep up with the demands to host the World Cup — which includes Fifa’s requirements regarding the capacity of stadiums
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP

Will Russia’s stadiums be ready for World Cup?

Fafa says that Russia will be ready, but the country’s hosting stadiums suggests the opposite

  • Thibault Marchand
4 min read
Young people in Uganda can go to youth-friendly clinics for sexual health problems.
FOOTBALL

Why local and little are lekker

The rebellion against gigabucks and megastadiums has begun.

  • Luke Alfred
6 min read
Germany’s Sebastian Vettel.
BRAZIL 2014

Brasilia, a football cultural wasteland

A lack of fandom in the capital city may turn the $900-million stadium into a white elephant.

  • Samindra Kunti
5 min read
SOCCERCITY

World Cup stadiums 95% complete

Once a headache for the LOC, the 10 stadiums for the 2010 World Cup are now pride and joy as they are set to be ready in time for the soccer showpiece

  • Tabelo Timse &
3 min read
2010

All systems go in Gauteng for 2010

Gauteng is ahead of schedule to host next year’s Confederations Cup and the 2010 World Cup finals, it was announced on Thursday.

  • Billy Cooper
3 min read
2010 WORLD CUP

A calabash of concrete and steel

The FNB Stadium is on track to meet its 2010 deadline, but the surroundings need work, reports Lynley Donnelly.

  • Lynley Donnelly
4 min read