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So, Qatar 2022 is really happening then; World Cup draw takes centre stage – The Warm-Up
FRIDAY'S BIG STORIES So this is really happening then? Ad/> Today, the draw for the group stages of the World Cup in Qatar will be made. World CupWorld Cup draw LIVE: Build-up as teams discover fate for QatarAN HOUR AGO Yesterday, Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA and grown man of fully 52 years, stood up in front of FIFA's congress in Qatar and compared himself to Nelson Mandela. And also to Gandhi.
Football world looks to Doha ahead of World Cup draw
It is the most controversial World Cup in history, with Qatar dogged ever since it was named host in 2010 by accusations of vote-buying -- which were hotly denied -- and questions over the country's suitability.
Eyes of football world on Doha for World Cup draw
DOHA: The draw for this year’s World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha’s skyscrapers on Friday, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament. It is the most controversial World Cup in history, with Qatar dogged ever since it was named host in 2010 by accusations of vote-buying — which were hotly denied — and questions over the country’s suitability. From human rights concerns to the ongoing war in Ukraine, it has been impossible to keep the spotlight solely on the sport, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeated, as he did on Thursday, that it “will be a fantastic and unique World Cup.”
FIFA Faces New Attack Over Rights In World Cup Host Qatar
Lingering divisions over FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar overshadowed the annual congress of football's world governing body on Thursday, forcing its president Gianni Infantino to insist that the event had already brought change to the Arab state. Just 235 days from the start of the first World Cup in the Middle East, a rare female voice in international football stood up at the congress to state that awarding the event to Qatar 12 years ago had been "unacceptable" because of its human rights record.
Mandela, Gandhi … Infantino? Yes, it’s Fifa Congress time again
When Russia played Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the last World Cup, Gianni Infantino wasn’t the only dignitary in the crowd. As Russia opened the scoring, the cameras cut to the corporate seats, where the Fifa president could be seen sharing a funny joke with the matchday buddies sitting either side of him, Vladimir Putin and Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman. Of course, this was back in the days before the Saudi crown prince was discovered to have ordered his hit squad to play fast and loose with a bonesaw, or the Russian president had declared outright war on Ukraine. On that particular summer’s evening in Moscow, they were just a pair of common-or-garden tyrants kicking back and enjoying the craic, brought together by their good pal Gianni.
Gianni Infantino seeks reelection as FIFA hammered by Norwegian FA chief
The head of Norway’s FA has launched an extraordinary attack on FIFA’s decision to award the World Cup to Qatar, in front of delegates at a congress being held in the Gulf country, as Gianni Infantino confirmed he would stand again as president. Lise Klaveness attacked Qatar’s human rights record and laws which criminalise same-sex relationships, but it did not go down well with everyone that was attending Ad/> Ahead of tomorrow’s draw for the tournament, Klaveness said: «We cannot ignore the calls for change. How FIFA runs the game has so much to say for how football is perceived — in every confederation and in every association.