Soccerex Roundup - Valcke, Brazil Talk World Cup; Goal-Line Technology Debated
(ATR) Soccerex opens in Rio de Janeiro with all eyes on FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke ... Phil de Wit reports from Rio ...
Federations Roundup - Karate, Squash Welcome IOC; Brazil Names World Cup Mascot
(ATR) IOC inspections come to a close ... Brazil's three-banded armadillo christened "Fuleco" ... Taekwondo team championships ... Olympic Order for Bob Storey ... More inside this Federations Roundup ...
Blatter on Reform; Valcke Defends Brazil 2014 Match Times, Stays Mum on Preps
(ATR) President Sepp Blatter denies there is any opposition in the Executive Committee to FIFA’s ongoing reforms process ... More from the closing press conference of this week's Ex-Co inside ...
IOC Praises Sochi Preps; FIFA Marks Two Years to Brazilian World Cup
(ATR) 2014 Coordination Commission chief wraps up Sochi project review ... FIFA secretary general cites "rising anticipation" at two-years-to-go mark ... Disgraced chief organizer touts Delhi 2010 ... More inside ...
World Cup Construction Pledge; Arab Games Progress; The Other Sergey Bubka
(ATR) Brazilian president says work on nine of 12 venues will be completed next year ... Son of IOC member vaults into spotlight at US Open ... Arab Games progress ... Sochi flash mob.
Monday Memo -- Samsung Launches 2012 Campaign; London's Year-to-Go Plans Take Shape
(ATR) David Beckham stars for Samsung at Olympic campaign kickoff ... Brazil marks three years to go until 2014 World Cup ... London 2012 reveals festivities for year-to-go milestone ... All ahead this week from ATR ...