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Explainer: Why is the Qatar FIFA World Cup so controversial?

The 2022 men’s FIFA World Cup, starting on Monday, promises to add to Qatar’s status as the Middle East’s sporting hub.

The New Daily

Why is the Qatar FIFA World Cup so controversial?

The 2022 men’s FIFA World Cup, starting on Monday, promises to add to Qatar’s status as the Middle East’s sporting hub and a burgeoning global power in the business of sport.

The Conversation

Cruise ship cabins and sheep curd: what can World Cup fans expect?

The experience will be very different for fans in Qatar with a shortage of hotel rooms and alcohol much harder to find

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Today at the World Cup: England squad meets migrant workers

Wales also went for a wander in Qatar as both nations continued their build-ups to their opening World Cup matches.

The Independent UK

England squad meet migrant workers in Qatar ahead of World Cup

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers has been in the spotlight ever since the Gulf state was awarded the tournament in 2010

The Independent UK

England squad meets migrant workers in Qatar ahead of World Cup

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers has been in the spotlight since the Gulf state were awarded the tournament in 2010.

The Independent UK

Should fans boycott this World Cup? Our readers debate a moral quandary

While most supporters do not want Qatar as hosts, would a boycott achieve anything and is it hypocritical?

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Are you boycotting the Qatar World Cup?

The tournament begins on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

Qatar 2022: a dummy’s guide to the World Cup

It’ll be a World Cup like no other — the first winter tournament and the most controversial. Here’s everything you need to know about the expense and explosiveness

Evening Standard

James Maddison and a breath of the air-conditioned fresh stuff

In today’s Football Daily: James Maddison, theme parks and fruitless odysseys

The Guardian - UK

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

Globally, women hospitality workers are vulnerable to abuse, with sporting events linked to increased risk. We spoke to five women about their experiences in Qatar’s hotels

The Guardian - UK

Who is top of FIFA world rankings? England position and best World Cup team

Latest FIFA World rankings 2022 ahead of the World Cup as England, Brazil, France and Argentina all enter Qatar in the top five.

Football London

Welsh rapper pens alternative World Cup song taking on Qatar's record of human rights abuses

Rapper Triple S created 'Qualified' dedicated to Wales qualifying and to raise awareness about human rights issues in Qatar

Wales Online

Women’s World Cup 2023: How does semi-automated offside tech work and what is it?

Adidas’s Oceaunz match ball will be used for games in the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand

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Bangkok Post

World Cup 2022 broadcast deal finalised

The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has clinched a deal with Fifa to pay US$33 million, or about 1.2 billion baht, for the rights to live broadcast all 64 matches of the 2022 World Cup, SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Female referees a welcome World Cup 2022 addition but to come in Qatar leaves a taste of hypocrisy

In a country where women still lack control over some basic elements of their own lives and seldom occupy positions of power in politics or industry, Fifa’s decision to place female officials in charge of matches at this World Cup is both significant and laced with hypocrisy.

The Guardian - UK

Louis van Gaal’s final act will be a gripping piece of World Cup theatre

Straight-talking Netherlands coach has a talent for being right and is unlikely to go quietly, especially in Qatar

Evening Standard

Qatar World Cup: England meet migrant workers in show of defiance to Fifa

Three Lions stars played football with the workers before signing shirts for them and posing for photos

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Daily Mirror

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino labelled "deluded" after controversial World Cup 2022 comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to all 32 nations competing at the World Cup in Qatar to urge them to focus on football - and he has received a damning response

Reuters

Soccer-Ex-FIFA vice president Warner loses appeal against extradition from Trinidad

Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, a London court said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

World Cup draws attention to equal rights, including attire

Official-looking flyers have circulated on social media describing cultural expectations for fans attending the World Cup in Qatar

Evening Standard

Iran players head to World Cup 2022 amid home protests, drones and threats of expulsion

When Gianni Infantino last week urged football and politics to part ways once this World Cup begins, he must, presumably, have forgotten not only about FIFA’s choice of host but also about the involvement of Iran.

The Independent UK

Kick It Out chief slams ‘deluded’ Fifa president Gianni Infantino over World Cup stance

Infantino wrote to all 32 competing nations earlier this month urging them to focus on the on-field action

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino deluded to expect silence on Qatar issues – Kick It Out chief

Infantino has called on the 32 competing World Cup nations to focus on football rather than political matters

Daily Mirror

World Cup Group F preview: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Group F sees two of the final four teams from the 2018 World Cup drawn alongside an AFCON quarter-finalist and a nation making its first appearance since 1986

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