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World Cup 2022 briefing: Morocco’s pride in Islam should inspire us all

It is uplifting to see players practicing their religion and celebrating with their mothers on such a big global stage

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Report: Former Iranian Pro Soccer Player Sentenced to Death After Protests

FIFPRO, the international soccer union, said it was ‘shocked and sickened’ by the reports.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 13, 2022

Iran sentences 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over protests

Figures from Tehran province indicate extent of clampdown on protests sparked by killing of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

WEKU · Nov 18, 2022

Football takes centre stage after troubled World Cup build-up

DOHA: After a 12-year build-up engulfed by a desert storm of controversy, the World Cup finally kicks off in Qatar on Sunday with Lionel Messi aiming to crown his glittering career by winning football's greatest prize.

Bangkok Post · Nov 18, 2022

Fifpro and Toni Kroos agree on World Cup problem amid Son Heung-min and Sadio Mane concerns

The players' union are asking questions of the dangerously increasing workload on footballers as a mid-season World Cup adds more fixtures on the calendar

Football London · Nov 11, 2022

‘Really high’ extra risk of injury at Qatar World Cup, warns players’ union

Fifpro is concerned by the knock-on effects of a congested calendar and one consultant says: ‘Add the heat in and you’ve got an extra risk’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Socceroos' video seeks real legacies from World Cup in Qatar

The Australian men’s soccer team has issued a three-minute video highlighting Qatar’s human rights record involving the treatment of foreign workers and restrictions on the LGBTQI+ community and demanding genuine reform as a legacy of the Gulf country’s staging of the World Cup

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Judge, jury and executioner — the AFL's iron grip authority is being challenged

External pressure is rising on the AFL after the abuse allegations levelled against Hawthorn, writes Tracey Holmes, with the Federal Government watching developments closely.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022