Football: Gulf crisis could hit Qatar 2022
Doha (AFP) – The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World Cup, experts said Monday. Saudi …
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Qatari official wins FIFA ethics appeal
Zurich (AFP) – Qatari football official Saoud Al-Mohannadi on Thursday won his appeal over a one-year ban handed to him by an independent ethics committee for refusing to help …
Qatar World Cup labourers working 18-hour days: report
Doha (AFP) – Migrant World Cup stadium labourers in Qatar can work 18-hour days — more than twice the maximum amount permitted by law — an external report into …
Qatar’s Lekhwiya hit groove in Doha
Doha (AFP) – Moroccan international Youssef al-Arabi registered a brace as Qatar giants Lekhwiya downed UAE’s Al Jazira 3-0 on the opening day of the Asian Champions League on …
Qatar spending $500m a week on World Cup projects
Doha (AFP) – High-spending World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar are splurging almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects for football’s biggest tournament, the country’s finance minister said …
Qatar 2022 attacks ‘malicious’: organiser
Doha (AFP) – Qatar’s much-criticised 2022 World Cup has been the victim of “malicious and unwarranted attacks”, a senior tournament official in the Gulf said on Monday. Nasser Al-Khater, …
China joint-venture to build Qatar World Cup stadium
Doha (AFP) – A Chinese state-owned construction company will build the Qatar 2022 World Cup final stadium in a joint venture, Qatar’s World Cup organisers said Monday. The China …
FIFA bans top Qatari football official
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – FIFA’s ethics tribunal on Wednesday banned top Qatari and Asia football official Saoud al-Mohannadi for one year for refusing to help in an investigation. Al-Mohannadi …