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The inconvenient truth about a World Cup I’ve waited my entire life for

The difficulty of navigating a dream come true built on greed and human suffering

Wales Online

Michelle Kaufman: Panini stickers, protests, and Thanksgiving games: Get ready for the Qatar World Cup

MIAMI — The first sign that the 2022 World Cup is nearly upon us is the Panini display on the Walgreens counter near the cash register. And no, we’re not talking about the flat toasted sandwich.

Miami Herald

FIFA's former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

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Sepp Blatter says choosing Qatar to host World Cup was ‘a mistake’

Handing the World Cup to Qatar was a ‘mistake’ and a ‘bad choice’ according to the former Fifa president Sepp Blatter

The Guardian - UK

Disgraced ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter admits picking Qatar 2022 World Cup "was a mistake"

The former FIFA president, who was banned in 2015, has claimed that the governing body initially wanted the US to host this year's tournament

Daily Mirror

Qatar 2022: A World Cup plagued by controversy from the start

Qatar was the surprise choice to host the finals back in 2010

The Independent UK

FA chiefs hit back at FIFA over Gianni Infantino's letter to Qatar World Cup nations

Last week, FIFA president wrote to all 32 national associations playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar urging them to put politics to one side and "focus on the football"

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England and Wales among 10 FAs urging Fifa to deliver on Qatar workers’ rights

Ten European footballing nations have called for a worker’s rights centre and compensation fund in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

Gareth Southgate's crucial dilemmas speak volumes about England's World Cup chances

Gareth Southgate must decide whether to take the likes of Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Leicester's James Maddison when England fly to Qatar for the World Cup

Daily Mirror

FIFA Urges World Cup Teams to Focus on Football

FIFA's top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to focus on the game in Qatar and avoid handing out lessons in morality. A letter urging teams to “let football take center stage” was sent by FIFA president Gianni Infantino…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gianni Infantino, Qatar and a crack team of influencers

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino telling the world to stick to sport, basically

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino slammed for brushing Qatar human rights concerns "under the carpet"

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a letter urging countries to avoid protesting against Qatar's dreadful human rights record at the upcoming World Cup, a move that Amnesty International has criticised

Daily Mirror

Fifa rebuked over 'focus on football' message

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.

Bangkok Post

FIFA urges World Cup teams to ‘focus on the football’ in Qatar

FIFA asks participants to reserve judgement in the face of protests over LGBTQ issues and migrant worker rights.

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The Independent UK

Fifa tells World Cup teams to avoid ‘ideological or political battles’ in Qatar

The winter tournament has proven controversial since Qatar’s victorious hosting bid in 2010

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales fans being paid to promote World Cup from Qatar

Some England and Wales fans are to be paid to travel to the World Cup and given free tickets to the opening ceremony but will be expected to be ambassadors for the tournament

The Guardian - UK

‘Let football take the stage’: Infantino tells nations to put Qatar concerns aside

Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has written to the 32 nations competing in the Qatar World Cup asking them to let football take the stage and put human rights to one side

Daily Mirror

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino sends letter to all World Cup nations over Qatar human rights

Qatar's controversial human rights record has attracted plenty of focus ahead of this month's World Cup but FIFA's president is keen for the tournament itself to take centre stage

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FIFA take delivery of "priceless" piece of Glentoran history

Glentoran assistant manager Paul Millar hand-delivered the trophy to FIFA headquarters in Zurich

Al Jazeera

Qatar emir slams ‘ferocious’ campaign against World Cup host

Sheikh Tamim points to an ‘unprecedented campaign no host country has ever faced’ in the lead-up to the tournament.

The Guardian - AU

Women’s World Cup 2023: England draw Denmark, China and playoff winner

England have been drawn in Group D along with China, Denmark and a mystery third opponent, while USA are in Group E with the Netherlands

AAP

FIFA boss wants WWC broadcasters to pay up

FIFA wants broadcasters, including big countries in Europe, to pay more for broadcast rights for the Women's World Cup next year in Australia and New Zealand.

The Independent UK

Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away

Al Jazeera

Qatar timeline: From winning the World Cup bid in 2010 to now

Al Jazeera looks at the main events of the last 12 years in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia to demolish Malang stadium where stampede killed 133

President Joko Widodo meets FIFA head, pledges to ‘thoroughly transform’ football in line with international standards.

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