Former Fifa executives took bribes in return for voting for Russia and Qatar to host the World Cup, according to US prosecutors.
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The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football has dismissed allegations against its leadership as contained in a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, describing them as unfounded.
Klopp is currently in Qatar for the Club World Cup, where his team are already in the semi-finals.
Liverpool have learned who they will face at the Club World Cup in Qatar in December.
The organiser are insisting that Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title rematch is on for Saudi Arabia on December 7 despite controversy about the location and demands for more of the oil millions from Andy Ruiz Jr.
Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Qatar chapter, has urged the Federal Government to accord priority to the welfare and security of Nigerians living abroad.
According to FIFA Media Channel on Friday, the body says the tournament would be held in Qatar.
Its President, Victor Ikoli, said gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday at a conference organised by the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission to mark the National Diaspora Day.
“I am prepared to help to clarify all these situations” the 83-year-old Swiss said on Thursday. “I heard that they will like to speak with me.”
An early goal from Lautaro Martinez and a late second from Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday.
The Qatar World Cup 2022 organisers on Friday in the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo unveiled two-times FIFA World Cup champion Cafu as an Ambassador for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Former UEFA president Michel Platini said he was hurt by questioning from the French police after he was detained over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
Former France captain Michel Platini was released in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals to Qatar.
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained for questioning by French police on Tuesday, a judicial source told Reuters.
The 63-year-old was Uefa president from January 2007 – when he replaced the late Lennart Johansson – until he stepped down in 2016 after being banned from football for six years
They nonetheless proved they would be no pushovers in the tournament by pulling off a thrilling revival at a near-empty Maracana stadium
Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Asian champions Qatar in Brasilia on Wednesday came at a heavy cost after they lost striker Neymar for this month’s Copa America.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles delivered a bold statement of intent on Friday at the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 4-0 whipping of Qatar in their Group D opening match.
Two-time runners up Nigeria will go all out for the three points when they take to the pitch of the 15,300-capacity Tychy Stadium against Qatar in the opening match of Group D of the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup finals on Friday evening, according to team captain Ikouwem Udoh Utin.
The governing body has also allegedly abandoned its plan to host a number of games in countries bordering Qatar.