Neom touted as host for 2034 World Cup
Saudi Arabia has begun planning a bid to host the football World Cup in 2034, with the Neom mega-development in the northeast of the country proposed as one of the venues. More
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Human rights group alleges "rampant exploitation" of female workers making FIFA merchandise
As the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in New Zealand and Australia, human rights organisation Equidem has alleged that female workers producing official FIFA merchandise are being exploited. More
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Walthamstow FC unveils William Morris-informed floral kits
East London football club Walthamstow FC has unveiled kits featuring designs by mid-19-century designer William Morris's company Morris & Co. More
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Dezeen's guide to the football kits of all 32 teams at the 2023 Women's World Cup
As the 2023 Women's World Cup kicks off today in Australia and New Zealand, we have rounded up the kits of all 32 nations taking part in the football tournament. More
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Neville Brody and Nike design "modular and slightly industrial" typography for England women's kits
Graphic designer Neville Brody has collaborated with Nike to create a typography for the England women's football kit that references the original Wembley Stadium's art deco origins. More
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Nike unveils period-conscious England women's kit with blue shorts
Sportswear brand Nike has unveiled home and away kits for the England women's football team, which both include blue shorts after players voiced concerns about wearing white while on their period. More
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Hen's Teeth and Amnesty International launch football kits to support World Cup migrant workers
Creative agency Hen's Teeth has released the Goalissimo range of football shirts created for human rights group Amnesty International's FIFA: Time to Compensate Migrant Workers in Qatar campaign. More
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Dezeen's guide to all 32 teams' football kits at the 2022 World Cup
Ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup commencing in Qatar on Sunday, we have rounded up the kits of all 32 teams playing in the international football competition. More
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Dezeen's guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadium architecture
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar set to kick off on Sunday, Dezeen rounds up the eight stadiums hosting the tournament including a hat-shaped building and a "diamond in the desert". More
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Populous and Hastings unveil largest purpose-built soccer stadium in the US
Architecture studio Populous and local studio Hastings have completed Geodis Park in Nashville for Nashville SC, which the studios say is the largest stadium dedicated to soccer ever built in USA. More
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Qatar "turning a blind eye" to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty
Labour abuses are still happening "on a significant scale" in Qatar despite "noticeable improvements" to migrant workers' conditions ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International. More
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Denmark unveils World Cup kits as "protest against Qatar and its human rights record"
Sports brand Hummel has designed toned-down football kits for the Danish national team to play in at the FIFA 2022 World Cup as a protest against the event being hosted in Qatar. More
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Coventry City creates trio of Coventry Cathedral football kits to mark building's 60th anniversary
English team Coventry City will play this season in football kits designed by sports brand Hummel that were informed by the city's Basil Spence-designed cathedral, which was consecrated in 1962. More
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Video shows underground retractable pitch being constructed at Real Madrid stadium
Spanish football club Real Madrid has released a video that shows the ongoing remodeling of its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, including the construction of its retractable pitch. More
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Qatar World Cup's claim of carbon neutrality is "simply not credible" says report
The organisers of the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been accused of making misleading promises about the event's carbon neutrality by significantly underestimating the emissions associated with its newly built stadiums. More
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Joan Sibina creates cylindrical sports museum encircled by Olympic rings
Spanish architect Joan Sibina has designed the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha, Qatar, which features a cylindrical glass building within five intertwined Olympic rings. More
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Stella McCartney designs leopard-print football kit for Arsenal
British designer Stella McCartney has collaborated with sportswear brand Adidas to create a leopard-print football kit for English club Arsenal's women's team. More
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Arsenal uses Piccadilly Underground line seat pattern as latest kit
Sportswear brand Adidas has collaborated with London's public transport network Transport for London to launch a football kit for English club Arsenal that uses a pattern found on Underground train seats. More
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Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar
Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
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Foster + Partners-designed Lusail Stadium among eight completed Qatar World Cup venues
Tournament venues designed by Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects feature among the completed stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. More
