February 8, 2017
Qatar spending almost half a billion dollars every week on World Cup infrastructure
More than $200bn will be spent in total by the Emirate in preparation for 2022 World Cup.
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January 26, 2017
2018/2022 World Cup skullduggery comes back to haunt Spanish football chief
Angel Maria Villar has thus far managed to survive much of the fallout from the 2018/2022 World Cup scandals, but his time may soon come.
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January 6, 2017
Court clears Fifa in case over Qatar’s migrant workforce
Fifa exonerated in treatment of migrant labourers employed by Qatar.
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December 8, 2016
Fifa to be sued over treatment of Qatar’s migrant workers
Claim says Fifa was wrong to award World Cup to Qatar without first ensuring workers rights would be protected.
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November 21, 2016
Qatar 2022 set to be a World Cup of firsts
Promising the most compact World Cup ever, Qatar 2022 also offers the prospect of attending three matches in one day.
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November 9, 2016
Alcohol could be banned at Qatar 2022 World Cup
Qatari officials will ban alcohol in streets and other public places and organisers would like to introduce an alcohol ban in stadiums.
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September 16, 2016
Qatar 2022: bad for football, but not so bad for migrant workers
One positive repurcussion of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar is that the issue of rights for the migrant workers can no longer be swept under the carpet.
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April 22, 2016
Infantino places human rights top of the agenda on first visit to Qatar
The Fifa president receives assurances from 2022 World Cup hosts over working conditions.
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April 20, 2016
Infantino under pressure as Amnesty calls for action on Qatar
Fifa president told he has a golden opportunity to address Qatar's human rights record.
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April 19, 2016
Former head of German FA free to call Qatar a cancer on the game
Theo Zwanziger may have offended Qatar but he has broken no law, says German court.
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April 15, 2016
Human rights will be at heart of future World Cup bids, but Qatar will keep 2022 finals
Binding contracts signed five years ago mean that the 2022 finals are not going to be taken away from Qatar.
