Qatar World Cup: Rights groups demand worker compensation
With the World Cup just days away, the spotlight is shining on Qatar, the controversial hosts of the tournament.
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Former FIFA president Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday (Nov 11) as saying.
Soccer-Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” the Blick tabloid reported, saying Blatter at a talk at its publisher’s headquarters had demanded harsh consequences and that he would have removed Iran from competition had he still been in charge.
Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH : Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying.
Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup - FIFA
DOHA :Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans.
Katie McCabe won't watch World Cup in Qatar
Katie McCabe says she won't be watching the World Cup in Qatar and expressed the hope that male players would take a stand against the host nation's regime on gay rights over the coming month.
McCabe wouldn't play in Women's World Cup in Qatar
Katie McCabe says she wouldn't play in a World Cup in Qatar and expressed the hope that male players would take a stand against the host nation's regime on gay rights over the coming month.
CONMEBOL backs FIFA in setting controversies aside before World Cup in Qatar
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) echoed FIFA's message of focusing on the football at the World Cup in Qatar, saying the time has come for "disagreements to take a back seat" with the tournament kicking off in two weeks.