Sepp Blatter slams European media over Qatar

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.

Qatar says World Cup worker claims `exaggerated`

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.

FIFA says 2022 World Cup not to be moved to year beginning

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 16:54

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be moved to January or February 2022 in order to avoid clashing with the Winter Olympics, which are also to be held that year.

Qatar is the least of football`s problems, says FIFPro

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 08:20

The heat at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar should be the least of football`s worries, the world players` union FIFPro said on Monday.

European politicians pressured for Qatar to get World Cup: Sepp Blatter

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.

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup likely to be moved to winter: Greg Dyke

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 09:47

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said that a summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 would be impossible and thinks the tournament is likely to move to winter because of the heat, even as Qatar`s World Cup organising committee says it is ready to host the tournament in summer.

Qatar will enforce labour laws before 2022 World Cup

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 08:56

Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers will ensure contractors adhere to international labour laws for workers employed on construction projects before the tournament, Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi said on Tuesday.

"Last word" not heard on Qatar 2022 World Cup: Lowy

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 09:19

Australia`s newly re-elected soccer chief Frank Lowy suggested Qatar could yet be stripped of hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup.

FIFA scandal deepens, Blatter denies crisis talk

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 08:20

FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied there was a crisis and described problems as local difficulties.

FIFA to meet Qatar 2022 bid whistleblower: Blatter

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 18:55

FIFA is to interview a whistleblower from Qatar`s 2022 World Cup bid over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters.

Artificial cloud to cool venues at 2022 World Cup

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 19:20

A Qatar-based engineering teacher has unveiled a design of an artificial cloud to shade and cool the open playgrounds to be used during the 2022 World Cup in Doha.

Qatar to host 2022 Cup alone in summer: Blatter

Last Updated: Monday, February 7, 2011, 17:37

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in the summer as originally planned and will not be co-hosted with neighbouring countries, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said.