Tag: 2022 Qatar FIFA WC

Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 06:11 UTC
UEFA meets on Thursday in a bid to postpone FIFA presidential election

European football's leaders are to meet on Thursday in a bid to postpone FIFA's presidential election. UEFA said Friday's vote should not go ahead after bribery and racketeering charges were laid against senior officials in football's governing body. “These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA's culture,” UEFA said.
Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 01:14 UTC
FIFA rules out re-vote on Russia and Qatar and says Friday's congress 'will go ahead'

FIFA has ruled out a re-vote on awarding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as Swiss authorities prepare to question ten executive committee members about the corruption-tainted bidding process.
Monday, May 25th 2015 - 06:55 UTC
FIFA Election: ITUC back Prince Ali on human rights commitments

The International trade Union Confederation is calling on FIFA delegates to support Jordan’s Prince Ali in this week’s election for FIFA President, following Ali’s re-affirmed commitment on labour and other human rights. The other two challengers to incumbent Joseph Blatter, Luis Figo and Michael van Praag have withdrawn from the race.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 01:40 UTC
Qatar World Cup building sites working conditions again targeted: letters to the sponsors

Fifa sponsors are being asked by a new campaign grouping to speak out about working conditions at the 2022 World Cup building sites in Qatar. The working and housing conditions of migrant construction workers have been heavily criticized.
Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:07 UTC
FIFA confirms Nov/Dec for 2022 Qatar World Cup and compensation to clubs

FIFA has ended more than four years of uncertainty over the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by announcing that it would be played in November and December with the final on December 18. It also anticipated that it will release funds to clubs for release of players.
Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 02:08 UTC
British architects will design Lusail stadium, master piece of the Qatar 2022 World Cup

British architects Foster & Partners has been appointed to design Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, venue for the Qatar 2022 World Cup opening match and final. The London-based firm won the international tender competition for the project, Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy announced on Monday.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Headache for FIFA: Amnesty again blasts Qatar for rampant abuse of migrant workers

Qatar’s authorities are lagging severely behind on efforts to address the rampant abuse of migrant workers’ rights, Amnesty International said in a briefing published six months after the government announced a series of reforms to tackle exploitation ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 04:48 UTC
Blatter favors playing the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November/December

Holding the controversy-plagued 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the end of that year rather than the scorching summer is FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s preferred option, he told French radio station France Info.
Monday, June 16th 2014 - 06:09 UTC
Beckenbauer ready to answer questions from FIFA, in writing in German

The former German soccer star Franz Beckenbauer said on Sunday he was ready to answer questions from FIFA about an investigation into World Cup bidding by June 27 and believed that should remove any justification for its 90-day ban on him.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:51 UTC
ILO votes protocol to fight forced labor; Qatar tarnished with 2022 Cup preparations, abstains

A new global protocol to fight forced labor, adopted this week by the International Labor Organization, will accelerate action against modern slavery. The private sector is responsible for 90% of the estimated 21 million victims of forced labor, reaping some 150 billion dollars from some of the most severe forms of exploitation in existence today.