Events

— October 23, 2013

To save the Heineken Cup, a last chance meeting

The future of the European Rugby Cup is undoubtedly being played out this Wednesday, October 23, within the walls of a meeting room in Dublin, Ireland. A meeting of... Read more "

— October 21, 2013

In Sochi, they will defend French

The French-speaking presence at the Sochi Games will not be limited to athletes, managers and team management. Six Swiss interpreters/translators will travel to the Olympic city, during... Read more "

— October 17, 2013

The Brazilian Sports Minister gives up his apron

Strange things are happening in Brazil. Six months before the 2014 World Cup, the Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, announced that he would resign in December,... Read more "

— October 16, 2013

A World Cup in the Gulf, without the shadow of a controversy

Two weights, two measures. More than eight years separate us from the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar, but the event is already at the heart of a host of controversies, including... Read more "

— October 14, 2013

The real threat to the Sochi Games: the weather

FIFA is not the only global sports institution to get tangled up in questions of seasons and climate. The IOC could also lose... Read more "

— October 11, 2013

Roland-Garros no longer has all the rights

Stupor and tremor in French tennis. The call for tenders for television broadcasting rights to the Roland-Garros tournament for the next four years was shaping up to be a pitched battle... Read more "

— October 11, 2013

Jérôme Valcke, missionary in Brazil

Jérôme Valcke will soon know Brazil as well as the pedestrian streets of old Zurich. The FIFA Secretary General makes frequent visits there. The latest... Read more "

— October 10, 2013

“French is not threatened at the Sochi Games”

Symbolic date for the Sochi Games. This Thursday, October 10, the countdown shows D – 120 before the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The opportunity to look at a... Read more "

— October 7, 2013

Smile, you are being watched

3 months before the opening of the Sochi Games (123 days, to be precise), nothing is happening as the Russians would like. While the relay of... Read more "

— October 4, 2013

FIFA decides… not to decide

We expected a decision. She didn't come, and might even be wanted. Meeting in Zurich the day before, the FIFA executive committee decided... Read more "