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Soccer-Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying.

Reuters

How the unlikeliest World Cup ever came to be

Was realising the dream of the Middle East’s first World Cup worth it? Qatar is about to find out

Financial Times

Fifa Uncovered review – such brazen wrongdoing it’s like a particularly repulsive true-crime show

This queasily thrilling documentary shows the global expansion of the beautiful game – and it’s so shocking it’ll make you ashamed to be a fan

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Qatar World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'

AN ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as “damage in the mind”, just two weeks before the opening of the football…

The National (Scotland)

Why FSG’s final act as Liverpool owners could define their legacy

In today’s Fiver: A shockwave and a moral conundrum

The Guardian - UK

FIFA's former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

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Sepp Blatter says choosing Qatar to host World Cup was ‘a mistake’

Handing the World Cup to Qatar was a ‘mistake’ and a ‘bad choice’ according to the former Fifa president Sepp Blatter

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Sepp Blatter says awarding Qatar the World Cup was a ‘mistake’

Sepp Blatter says FIFA’s decision to award Qatar the World Cup was a “mistake”.

Evening Standard

Disgraced ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter admits picking Qatar 2022 World Cup "was a mistake"

The former FIFA president, who was banned in 2015, has claimed that the governing body initially wanted the US to host this year's tournament

Daily Mirror

Sepp Blatter admits ‘Qatar was a mistake’ on eve of World Cup

Blatter said he was ‘responsible’ for the decision, which has faced criticism because of Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and discriminative LGBT+ laws

The Independent UK

Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away

The Independent UK

Prosecutors appeal against Blatter, Platini let-off in FIFA fraud trial

Swiss prosecutors have filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the directors of world and European football respectively, were cleared in July by the Federal Criminal Court.

Radio France Internationale

Qatar timeline: From winning the World Cup bid in 2010 to now

Al Jazeera looks at the main events of the last 12 years in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Soccer-Swiss prosecutors appeal against acquittals of Blatter, Platini

Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

Blatter to Beckham: who was in the room when Qatar got the World Cup

Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson also feature as we select key people and look at what has happened to them since

The Guardian - UK

Football corruption and the remarkable road to Qatar’s World Cup

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo faces familiar issue as Erik ten Hag considers method used twice before

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Manchester United this summer to play Champions League football, but new manager Erik ten Hag wants him to stay at Old Trafford

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo's 'slave' comments over Man Utd exit as he prepares for showdown talks

Cristiano Ronaldo suggested he was a 'slave' at Manchester United in the summer of 2008 as he tried to join Real Madrid, eventually getting his wish 12 months later

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Swiss prosecutors to challenge acquittal of football chiefs Blatter and Platini

State prosecutors in Switzerland confirmed on Tuesday they have started the appeal process against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment.

The Guardian - UK

Antonio Conte’s single purpose with his brutal Spurs pre-season

In today’s Fiver: Pre-season exertions, Sepp Blatter and William Wordsworth

The Independent UK

‘You will hear from us’: Sepp Blatter fires warning to football world after acquittal

Blatter and Platini escaped criminal charges over a £1.7m payment

The Hindu

Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court

Bangkok Post

Former world football bigwigs cleared of fraud

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared on Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and ended their time at the top.

The Independent UK

Michel Platini: Quest for truth continues after being cleared over fraud charges

A payment of two million Swiss francs was at the centre of the case.

Radio France Internationale

Blatter and Platini acquitted in trial that rocked international football

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were on Friday acquitted following a two-week trial in June over a suspected fraudulent payment that rocked the sport and brought a premature end to their time at the top.

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