The Latest Breaking News from Qatar

DOHA, Qatar — It was 115 degrees on the summer day I arrived in Qatar. That answered my first question: Why had FIFA, among the most hidebound and conservative of international sports bodies, agreed to buck nearly a century of tradition by playing the World Cup in the winter?

Gareth Bale has his doubts the fans will make it to Wales' first game

Qatar's hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup brought in thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they have often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have…

Santiago Sánchez was detained in Tehran after reportedly visiting Masha Amini’s grave

Prince of Wales is president of the Football Association but reportedly has no space in his diary to attend the event, which is currently the subject of a human rights row

Group running tournament praises Socceroos for raising awareness of human rights but does not address issue of same-sex relationships

Prince Wiiliam, who is President of the FA, had been expected to attend games in the Middle East in November as Gareth Southgate's England side compete in the World Cup

Will the 2022 World Cup, which is taking place in less than a month, be a successful exercise in "sportswashing"? Plagued with accusations of worker abuse, homophobia, sexism, racism and corruption since FIFA awarded them the World Cup 12 years ago, Qatar has had to answer for thousands of harrowing…

All eyes will soon be on Qatar – and they might not like everything they see