RFU CEO Bill Sweeney said that he "wanted to defer" his £358,000 (US$441,000) bonus but has "refused to hand it back or give it to charity." Sweeney said that he is "determined that he will not 'take the easy option' and resign, and defended his large bonus payment" (London TIMES, 1/22).
Morocco World Cup organizing committee chair Fouzi Lekjaa said that the nation aims to complete construction of a 115,000-seat stadium in Benslimane near Casablanca "by 2027, three years before the World Cup is co-hosting with Spain and Portugal" (REUTERS, 1/22).
