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28 • Touchline • Issue 17
hen FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup of Football to Qatar, the world was united in shock. Now, all those fears
and doubts seem to be justified. Over recent months, the build up to the tournament has taken up many inches
of column space.
First, there came a report from British paper The Guardian about the terrible conditions in which migrant workers are being kept as
they help build the stadia for the World Cup. Then came FIFA presıdent Sepp Blatter’s announcement that the Cup would be moved
from summer to winter: news which sent national football leagues, advertisers and winter sports organisers into a spin.
Both controversies have again placed the spotlight on how international football is being run and have further eroded the public
standing of Sepp Blatter.
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QATAR 2022:
THE CONTROVERSY
HEATS
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