Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 12:55
FIFA has reportedly dismissed the comments of the football governing body`s secretary general Jerome Valcke that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held in the winter months that year, instead of the June-July tournament originally scheduled.
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: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:15
Qatar pledged on Monday to ensure respect for labourers` rights after Amnesty International urged the energy-rich Gulf state to end the "alarming" abuse of migrants working on football World Cup infrastructure.
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, 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.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 11:18
After Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said that the 2022 Qatar World Cup would have to move location if a suitable time to play in Qatar could not be agreed, the head of the tournament has rejected calls for it to be awarded to another country.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 10:12
FIFA president Sepp Blatter rejected on Tuesday media reports claiming he thought it may have been a mistake to choose Qatar as hosts for the 2022 World Cup.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 14:40
UEFA President Michel Platini is willing to reschedule Europe`s football calendar to allow the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the winter.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 23:50
FIFA executive committee member Mohamed bin Hammam is open to discuss changing the 2022 World Cup to the cooler winter months.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 12:07
England’s FA warned that moving the 2022 WC in Qatar to January would be a “logistical nightmare.”
Last Updated: Friday, January 7, 2011, 16:55
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time on Friday that he ‘expects’ the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in winter rather than the traditional summer months of June and July.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 21:35
Hosting the Asian Cup for the second time in their history, Qatar will find themselves under greater scrutiny than ever before after their shock victory in the race to hold the 2022 World Cup.
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