Beer ban is show of strength and an almighty two fingers up to Qatar’s critics The late decision on the sale of alcohol in World Cup stadiums shows that the host nation is running the show, not Fifa The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Football Association to back Gianni Infantino’s Fifa re-election bid The German FA announced earlier this week it would not support Infantino’s bid for re-election The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Beer ban, Beckham and a vagina stadium: the World Cup in inglorious technicolor In some ways it’s a shame not to be in Qatar to see how this all pans out … in others, not so much The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
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 · Nov 17, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022
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. Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022
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 · Nov 17, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Thomas Hitzlsperger: ‘You can’t be paid by Qatar or Fifa and criticise them’ The first Premier League player to come out speaks on migrant worker abuses in Qatar and money’s malign influence on the game The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022
Football didn’t do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, Norway boss claims Stale Solbakken has also criticised what he believes have been mixed messages from Fifa president Gianni Infantino The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
England's World Cup squad valued at over £1billion and Aaron Ramsey's 'pinch himself' moment The Premier League is providing the most players at the tournament while Gianni Infantino addresses G20 summit. Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022
Gianni Infantino presents his big idea for peace through Qatar 2022 In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino, the Human Rights World Cup and a rebrand The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022
It’s the End of the World Cup As We Know It With the next men’s World Cup set to expand to 48 teams, enjoy this one last tournament of structural perfection. Sports Illustrated · Nov 15, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 FIFA chief hoping World Cup can play part in ‘first step to peace’ in Ukraine Infantino addressed world leaders at the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Fifa president Gianni Infantino calls for World Cup ‘ceasefire’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Russia reached the quarter-finals in 2018 but were banned from this tournament over the invasion of Ukraine
Reuters · Nov 15, 2022 FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine The chief of soccer's world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for all sides to use the tournament as a "positive trigger" to work towards a resolution.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 Fifa chief Gianni Infantino urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar workers It has been reported there have been 6,750 deaths of south Asian migrants in Qatar since 2010
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 FIFA chief urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar migrant workers Amnesty has called for 440 million US dollars to be set aside.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 There may be no clear conscience with this World Cup but we can focus on Fifa As we consume the football on show in Qatar despite knowing the brutal facts, we should at least force Fifa to make change
360info · Nov 13, 2022 Qatar’s migrant worker treatment a red card for World Cup The reverberations of Qatar’s migrant worker deaths will linger over the upcoming World Cup. Whether it leads to real change rests with a few foreign powers.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022 Iran is at war with its own people. Fifa won’t let that spoil their World Cup By supplying military drones to Russia, the mullahs’ regime is killing at home and away. The national team’s presence in Qatar is sickening and shameful
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022 Anger over Fifa president’s ‘stick to football’ letter to World Cup teams Amnesty International urges sport’s international governing body to help abused workers and their families rebuild lives
Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022 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