FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announces plans to create football game to rival EA Sports
FIFA are planning to create their own football video game after it was announced their three-decade partnership with EA Sports is coming to an end.
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Qatar faces World Cup questions as 200-day countdown looms
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 1, 2022, the FIFA World Cup trophy and the official 2022 World Cup ball called Al-Rihla, which means “the journey” in Arabic, are seen on stage during the draw for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. – Migrant labourers are working through the night near the World Cup clock that will start counting down 200 days to kick-off on May 5, 2022, with hosts Qatar facing mounting questions over costs and conditions for fans. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar faces World Cup questions as 200-day countdown looms
Eight shiny, air-conditioned stadiums are ready for the tournament's start on November 21, but every night the army of South Asian workers who underpin Qatar's energy-rich economy swarm over unfinished roads and building sites around Doha. Dozens of gigantic cranes tower over the capital's skyscrapers while organisers juggle with the dilemma of welcoming an estimated 1.4 million fans wanting entertainment and alcohol in the tiny, conservative Islamic state. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised the "best ever" World Cup and a FIFA spokesperson told AFP that the global body had been "impressed" by Qatar's infrastructure programme.
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FIFA chief Infantino says Qatar migrant workers get pride from hard work
PARIS: FIFA President Gianni Infantino said migrant workers gain pride from hard work when he was asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar.