FIFA

2022 - 11 - 20

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'Profoundly unjust.' FIFA boss launches explosive tirade against ... (CNN)

On the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino launched a tirade against Western critics of the controversial tournament in an ...

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Qatar is taking the heat for FIFA corruption (The Washington Post)

Investigations into FIFA actions reveal the global soccer organization has a long history of bribery and money-laundering. Will that change?

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High stakes for Qatar as Fifa World Cup starts (INQUIRER.net)

DOHA—The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation ...

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FIFA president defends Qatar World Cup, slams Western 'hypocrisy' (EL PAÍS in English)

In response to complaints about the host nation's human rights record, Gianni Infantino says that Europeans 'should be apologizing for the next 3000 years ...

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FIFA must not allow press freedom to be benched during Qatar ... (Reporters sans frontières)

On the eve of the FIFA World Cup kick-off in Qatar on 20 November, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Union of Sports Journalists in France (UJSF) call ...

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'I feel gay', FIFA chief attempts to empathise with marginalised (philenews.com)

FIFA President Gianni Infantino raised eyebrows on Saturday when he attempted to show empathy with marg.

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Doha's deserted streets do not share ... (Sportstar)

With the opening ceremony of perhaps the most opposed World Cup of recent times hours away, the streets of Doha – deserted and non-festive – seem to have ...

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Mastrodonato: FIFA president Gianni Infantino should be ashamed ... (Boston Herald)

Mastrodonato: FIFA president Gianni Infantino should be ashamed of ignorant remarks ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Fifa's president is feeling African, gay and disabled. I'm feeling ... (Spectator.co.uk)

'I'm defending football here, and injustice' was the standout quote, for me, from what has been described as a 'bizarre tirade' by Fifa president Gianni ...

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World Cup 2022: Fifa Infantino 'is in a hole and should stop digging ... (The Guardian)

All the buildup and latest news from the World Cup in Qatar before Qatar open tournament against Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium.

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