Currently browsing : world cup 2022
27th January, 2012
Platini renews call for 2022 World Cup in winter
LONDON: European football chief Michel Platini has renewed his calls for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in the middle of the European winter…
LONDON: European football chief Michel Platini has renewed his calls for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in the middle of the European winter…
11th July, 2011
World Cup 2022 ‘whistleblower’ retracts claims
LONDON: An official who alleged that Qatar paid bribes to three FIFA members to secure the World Cup in 2022 has retracted her claims, it…
LONDON: An official who alleged that Qatar paid bribes to three FIFA members to secure the World Cup in 2022 has retracted her claims, it…
8th July, 2011
Qatar denies discussing splitting 2022 games into thirds
DOHA: Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied that there have been discussions about splitting games into three 30-minute periods if temperatures…
DOHA: Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied that there have been discussions about splitting games into three 30-minute periods if temperatures…
30th May, 2011
FIFA crisis deepens over Qatar World Cup claims
ZURICH: FIFA plunged deeper into crisis on Monday when its general secretary confirmed he had sent a private email to a fellow executive committee member…
ZURICH: FIFA plunged deeper into crisis on Monday when its general secretary confirmed he had sent a private email to a fellow executive committee member…
19th May, 2011
FIFA to probe whistleblower over 2022 claim
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter has said FIFA will interview a whistleblower at the centre of newspaper allegations that Qatar paid two members of the executive committee…
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter has said FIFA will interview a whistleblower at the centre of newspaper allegations that Qatar paid two members of the executive committee…
12th May, 2011
Scandal must be over before election – Blatter
MANCHESTER: FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants the vote-selling scandal which has damaged attempts by world football’s governing body to clean up its image to be…
MANCHESTER: FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants the vote-selling scandal which has damaged attempts by world football’s governing body to clean up its image to be…
11th May, 2011
Reform needed at FIFA: sports minister
LONDON: British sports minister Hugh Robertson called for urgent reform of FIFA’s World Cup bidding process on Wednesday after fresh corruption allegations against the global…
LONDON: British sports minister Hugh Robertson called for urgent reform of FIFA’s World Cup bidding process on Wednesday after fresh corruption allegations against the global…
11th May, 2011
Qatar World Cup team deny allegations of buying votes
DOHA: The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team has denied allegations it paid two FIFA executive committee members to vote for the tiny Gulf nation…
DOHA: The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team has denied allegations it paid two FIFA executive committee members to vote for the tiny Gulf nation…
10th May, 2011
FIFA members accused in UK parliamentary hearing
LONDON: FIFA was rocked by new allegations of corruption on Tuesday as the former head of England’s 2018 World Cup bid accused senior officials of…
LONDON: FIFA was rocked by new allegations of corruption on Tuesday as the former head of England’s 2018 World Cup bid accused senior officials of…
12th April, 2011
Southeast Asia committee to promote 2030 World Cup bid
BANGKOK: Southeast Asian nations hope spreading the financial burden across the region will give them the advantage in their bid to host the football World…
BANGKOK: Southeast Asian nations hope spreading the financial burden across the region will give them the advantage in their bid to host the football World…
2nd April, 2011
Blatter has harmed FIFA’s reputation: Bin Hammam
BERLIN: Mohammed Bin Hammam, FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s rival in the forthcoming elections for the head of football’s governing body, said Saturday the Swiss is…
BERLIN: Mohammed Bin Hammam, FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s rival in the forthcoming elections for the head of football’s governing body, said Saturday the Swiss is…
1st March, 2011
Gay footballers, please stand up
LONDON: For The Daily Telegraph of London, the announcement from England cricketer Steven Davies that he is gay was worthy of its front page, alongside…
LONDON: For The Daily Telegraph of London, the announcement from England cricketer Steven Davies that he is gay was worthy of its front page, alongside…
8th February, 2011
Qatar to host 2022 Cup alone in summer – Blatter
LONDON: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in the summer as originally planned and will not be co-hosted with neighbouring countries, FIFA…
LONDON: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in the summer as originally planned and will not be co-hosted with neighbouring countries, FIFA…
29th January, 2011
World Cup 2022 will not be shared, says Bin Hammam
DOHA: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be jointly hosted by other Gulf nations as requested by UEFA head Michel Platini, AFC president…
DOHA: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be jointly hosted by other Gulf nations as requested by UEFA head Michel Platini, AFC president…
21st January, 2011
FIFA quashes talk of winter World Cup
BERNE: FIFA has quashed talk of a winter World Cup in 2022, saying it has no plans to change the international calendar and that any…
BERNE: FIFA has quashed talk of a winter World Cup in 2022, saying it has no plans to change the international calendar and that any…
14th January, 2011
Bin Hammam rules out World Cup date change
LONDON: Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam on Friday ruled out shifting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter or staging tournament matches around…
7th January, 2011
Blatter expects Qatar 2022 World Cup in winter
DOHA: The prospect of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in the winter moved a step closer Friday when FIFA president Sepp Blatter said…
DOHA: The prospect of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in the winter moved a step closer Friday when FIFA president Sepp Blatter said…
1st January, 2011
Qatar out to prove World Cup worth
DOHA: Hosting the Asian Cup for the second time in their history, Qatar will find themselves under greater scrutiny than ever before after their shock…
DOHA: Hosting the Asian Cup for the second time in their history, Qatar will find themselves under greater scrutiny than ever before after their shock…
17th December, 2010
Blatter supports winter World Cup in Qatar
ABU DHABI: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he was happy for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the European…
ABU DHABI: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he was happy for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the European…
16th December, 2010
UAE chief says Qatar will host 2022 World Cup alone
ABU DHABI: Qatar will stage the 2022 World Cup finals alone without seeking help from neighbouring countries, the president of the United Arab Emirates Football…
ABU DHABI: Qatar will stage the 2022 World Cup finals alone without seeking help from neighbouring countries, the president of the United Arab Emirates Football…
