Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10:38
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter condemned European media for "attacking" 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar Tuesday, days after slamming European countries and companies over the controversial tournament.
Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 10:36
Qatar on Thursday described as "exaggerated" foreign allegations of the abuse of migrants working on football World Cup construction projects in the Gulf state, while vowing to take them seriously.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 10:51
The 2022 Football World Cup is set to be switched to November and December in winters, as the Premier League was close to an agreement for it, according to FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.
Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 17:39
FIFA members need more time to decide whether the 2022 World Cup should be staged outside the traditional June-July period.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 09:20
The Chairman of Qatar`s NHRC on Monday denied claims by the Guardian newspaper that the 2022 World Cup organisers were treating Nepalese construction workers like `slaves`.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11:13
Top European politicians pressured world soccer`s governing body (FIFA) to award the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 08:44
Awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar may well have been "a mistake", FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time on Monday.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 18:27
FIFA should consider a re-bidding process for the 2022 World Cup rather than move the competition to winter, according to former English Football Association chairman David Bernstein.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 08:34
Awarding the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar`s desert state was a "blatant mistake" FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 08:59
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will push for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be moved to the winter after getting a personal taste of the Middle East`s blast furnace climate.
Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:04
FIFA has suggested for the first time that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be moved to winter if medical evidence showed that playing in the intense summer heat would be dangerous.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 19:44
Qatar is still considering whether to allow alcohol in stadiums when it hosts the 2022 World Cup, though a senior official on Wednesday said he did not see a need for it.
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