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Politics

Report: FIFA Blatter challengers support keeping World Cup in Qatar

In response to questions from the Associated Press, none of the candidates called for moving the tournament out of Qatar, which has been a strategy favored by some football officials and rights groups concerned about labor violations here.

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Blatter: Qatar’s reliance on foreign handball players an ‘absurdity’

The FIFA president, who is running for a fifth term in May, has warned Qatar that the rules for having naturalized players on football teams is considerably stricter.

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Former FIFA official proposes 1am matches during Qatar World Cup

Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a possible challenger to Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presiden, proposed fans and players "sleep during the day and work during the night" to avoid the heat and make a summer 2022 World Cup happen.

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News

Blatter to (finally) ask Qatar to move World Cup to winter

After steadfastly disregarding questions about Qatar’s searing summer heat for nearly three years, FIFA’s president has now said he will urge the country to move the 2022 World Cup to…

Sports
News

FIFA widens ethics probe to include president Blatter

FIFA widens ethics probe to include president Blatter Reuters reports: FIFA opened ethics proceedings against its own president Sepp Blatter following a request from his election rival Mohamed Bin Hammam,…

FIFA hopeful bin Hammam reportedly denied entry to US, misses key conference

In a blow to his campaign for FIFA president, Mohamed Bin Hammam was denied a visa to the US on Monday to attend a key conference in Miami, according to…

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