More than a decade ago, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter had called India the “Sleeping Giant of world football”. While that giant may partially be awake after putting out heart-felt performances in the AFC Asian Cup, all efforts are being made to build for the future. Three of the players …
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Is everything about football in the Gulf money-related? Or is there a real football culture – just as Qatar is getting ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup? Is it fun to watch football in the desert sands? The AFC Asian Cup was the perfect opportunity for Kick off reporter …
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The remaining and perhaps most-anticipated design of the eight stadiums proposed by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar was unveiled yesterday at a colourful gala event held at the Lusail Marina, 15km north from Doha. With its golden bowl structure …
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As soon as referee Nestor Pitana blows the final whistle and the trophy is lifted by Croatia’s Luka Modric or France’s Hugo Lloris, the fireworks lighting up the Luzhniki Stadium will announce an epic end to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, as well as the beginning of a …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is to open an office in Doha, Qatar to assist and support in the preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The AFC Executive Committee, meeting in Moscow, decided in line with the AFC’s Vision and Mission, which sets out the objective of supporting the …
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A look back at Soccerex Asian Forum 2016 in Qatar, which featured a special panel titled ‘Deliver Amazing: Qatar, 2022 and Beyond’.
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has noted the conclusions in the recently published FIFA report into the bidding processes for the FIFA World Cups of 2018 and 2022. In this regard, the AFC is now looking forward to the continued preparation work to deliver the 2022 FIFA World Cup in …
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World football governing body FIFA has been forced to release the ‘Garcia Report’ from 2014 about the 2018 & 2022 FIFA World Cup biddings after a media leak. FIFA in a statement wrote, “The new chairpersons of the independent Ethics Committee, Maria Claudia Rojas of the investigatory chamber and Vassilios …
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World football governing body FIFA has welcomed the decision of the Commercial Court of Zurich to reject a claim lodged by the Dutch trade union FNV, the Bangladeshi Free Trade Union Congress, the Bangladesh Building and Wood Workers Federation and the Bangladeshi citizen Nadim Shariful Alam concerning FIFA’s alleged wrongful …
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Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) has continued to strengthen the close relationship with India in the years leading up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a leading Indian body of industry, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), to encourage …
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