Awarding 2022 World Cup to ‘Qatar’ was a ‘mistake’, says former FIFA president Blatter
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the decision to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar was a “mistake”. In 2010, FIFA’s executive committee voted 14-8 for Qatar to host the tournament ahead of the United States. “It was…
Hacking Gang targeted 2022 World Cup Qatar critics
An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping. A database leaked to Britain’s…
FIFA asked teams to ‘focus on World cup’
FIFA has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to “focus on football” and stop “handing out moral lessons” in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International. Qatar has come under sustained fire over its…
German Striker Timo Werner ruled out from Qatar World Cup
Germany striker Timo Werner has been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar with an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig announced on Thursday. Werner hobbled off early in Leipzig’s 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on…
Paul Pogba to miss 2022 World Cup due to Knee Injury
Paul Pogba will miss France’s World Cup defence as he needs more time to recover from knee surgery, his agent announced on Monday. “Following yesterday and today’s medical review in Torino and Pittsburgh, it is extremely painful to inform Paul…
2022 World Cup hosts Qatar hits back at German Criticism
The crescendo of excitement over the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East is being intermittently pierced by noises of international politics amid a pushback by Qatar, which on Friday summoned Germany’s ambassador to Doha to protest remarks made…
Mexico face injuries as tough road for Round of 16 at FIFA World Cup 2022
Will this be the year that Mexico finally overcomes the “quinto partido” World Cup curse? There are a lot of hurdles for El Tri to get there. Mexico has experienced both lackluster recent performances and a spate of key injuries…
“Forget controversies and focus on football at Qatar World Cup,” says Zidane
French World Cup-winning hero Zinedine Zidane said Monday it was “time to forget the controversies and focus on the football” at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, despite calls to boycott the tournament over the Gulf state’s rights record and…
2022 World Cup: Qatar pressed on women safety travelling to the nation
Lawyers for a group of women subjected to intrusive searches at Doha Airport two years ago called Sunday for Qatar to guarantee female fans travelling to next month’s football World Cup will be safe. Five women are suing Qatar Airways…
France hurts as N’Golo Kante out from 2022 World Cup
France star N’Golo Kante was ruled out of the World Cup on Tuesday after Chelsea said the midfielder would be out for four months following surgery on a hamstring injury. Kante hasn’t played a game for his club or country…
