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Qatar bans beer from World Cup stadiums after 11th-hour U-turn (The Guardian)

Fifa has confirmed alcohol will be banned for World Cup fans at grounds in a major and unprecedented volte-face two days before the tournament kicks off.

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Why Qatar's About Face On Beer Sales At The World Cup Is ... (Forbes)

The implications of Qatar's decision to ban most alcohol sales at World Cup 2022 matches and its impact on Budweiser as analyzed.

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Aaron Ramsdale sends message to England fans in Qatar after ... (Mirror.co.uk)

FIFA announced a last-minute U-turn which means beer will not be sold in stadiums at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but England's Aaron Ramsdale has vowed to ...

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Qatar reneges on plan to allow beer sales at World Cup stadiums (just-drinks.com)

Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol around World Cup stadiums during the tournament in Qatar, FIFA has confirmed.

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Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums (The New York Times)

Qatar's about-face on alcohol signaled that FIFA, soccer's governing body, may no longer be in full control of its showcase championship.

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Qatar bans beer from World Cup stadiums (Financial Times)

Last-minute U-turn on sales at grounds' fan zones hits sponsor Budweiser on eve of tournament.

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Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup (NPR)

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 ...

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Qatar Will Make Billions From the World Cup. Which Law Firms ... (Law.com)

DLA Piper Dentons K&L Gates Eversheds Sutherland and others have already taken on World-Cup related work according to a Law.com International analysis.

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Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance ... (The Guardian)

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut.

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World Cup 2022: Wales fans' anger at Qatar alcohol ban (BBC News)

Wales supporters disappointed by U-turn, and some fear it may encourage pre-game binge drinking.

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Qatar races to be ready to host 1.5mn World Cup fans (Financial Times)

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest FIFA World Cup news every morning. At the Free Zone Fan Village, in the desert south ...

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Qatar's 'sportswashing' efforts to boost tourism industry likely to fail ... (The Drum)

Accusations of bribing FIFA officials. And just this morning, the sudden decision to ban in-stadium alcoholic beverages during the tournament. Can Qatar manage ...

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Multiple World Cup sponsors concerned over contracts after Qatar's ... (The Guardian)

Qatar's late U-turn on selling beer could affect the £63m Budweiser contract, while another major sponsor said partners feel 'let down by Fifa'

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Robbie Williams defends decision to perform in Qatar during World ... (The Guardian)

Singer said he didn't 'condone any abuses of human rights' but it would be 'hypocritical' not to go.

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Qatar laws and jail sentences - what rules do fans have to stick to ... (Daily Express)

Qatar has some of the strictest laws on the planet and supporters will have to be aware of them while attending the 2022 World Cup.

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World Cup fans part of paid-for programme in Qatar have 'daily ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Organisers have controversially recruited hundreds of fans to promote the Qatar World Cup in a bid to show the heavily criticised tournament in a more ...

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Qatar's Beer Ban Won't Affect Fans in Pricey Private Suites (Bloomberg)

Fans who've shelled out thousands of dollars for private hospitality suites will be unaffected by Qatar's move to ban beer sales within stadium grounds.

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Why is the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? How five decades of Fifa ... (iNews)

Joao Havelange becoming Fifa president was 'the Big Bang of modern sporting corruption' and the start of a process that, eventually, led to the bidding process ...

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Qatar faces the harsh glare of World Cup publicity (Financial Times)

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest FIFA World Cup news every morning. This is a World Cup that, by rights, should ...

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How Qatar won the World Cup (POLITICO.eu)

Emmanuel Macron on Thursday joined the chorus of politicians asking people to go easy on Qatar, saying that “sport shouldn't be politicized.” The French ...

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Qatar: FIFA World Cup Opens Without Remedy for Migrants (Human Rights Watch)

Qatar and FIFA, on the eve of the World Cup, have not committed to remedy abuses and unexplained deaths of migrant workers who made the event possible.

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World Cup fan village still a building site 48 hours before Qatar 2022 ... (The Guardian)

The Rawdat Al Jahhaniya accommodation is near the stadium where Wales play their first game in Qatar, against the US.

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Beer ban is show of strength and an almighty two fingers up to ... (The Guardian)

The late decision on the sale of alcohol in World Cup stadiums shows that the host nation is running the show, not Fifa.

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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino hits out at Qatar criticism saying ... (Sky News)

The president of football's international governing body FIFA says the West should not criticise Qatar's hosting of the World Cup - adding that European ...

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Ten years of hurt: how the Guardian reported Qatar's World Cup ... (The Guardian)

As the tournament begins we look back over a decade in which our coverage of conditions for migrant workers has been instrumental in forcing change.

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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino slams Qatar criticism in bizarre World ... (Mirror.co.uk)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino produced some remarkable quotes during a controversial speech ahead of the World Cup in Qatar in which he defended the host ...

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World Cup 2022: Infantino turns on Qatar critics, plus latest news – live (The Guardian)

Fifa confirmed its armbands would be worn as part of a partnership with United Nations agencies and the Football Association is understood to be seeking clarity ...

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Fifa president accuses West of 'hypocrisy' in Qatar World Cup ... (City A.M.)

(Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) Fifa president Gianni Infantino has accused the West of "hypocrisy" in its reporting of Qatar's human rights.

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Fifa chief accuses Qatar's western critics of 'hypocrisy' (Financial Times)

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has lashed out at critics of the Qatar World Cup, accusing European countries of “hypocrisy” and saying they were in no ...

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FIFA chief accuses Qatar critics of double standards (POLITICO.eu)

Infantino says he raised the issue of migrant workers with the Qatari authorities while European companies did not.

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UK Government must 'pull its weight' to protect Qatar workers – TUC (The Independent)

Qatari employers are 'out of control', the Trade Union Congress has warned on the eve of the World Cup.

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FIFA chief accuses critics of Qatar of hypocrisy ahead of World Cup (CNBC)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar's treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on Saturday.

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Infantino accuses West of 'hypocrisy' in speech (BBC Sport)

In an extraordinary monologue at a news conference in Doha, Infantino spoke for nearly an hour and made a passionate defence of Qatar and the tournament. The ...

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FIFA chief blasts critics ahead of World Cup in Qatar and accuses ... (NPR)

In an extraordinary opening news conference before the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the host country's decision to ban beer at ...

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Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar (NPR)

A FIFA boss once said, "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup." But that was then. A beer ban in stadiums is just one of the changes fans face in ...

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Qatar: Amnesty responds to Gianni Infantino's latest comments (Amnesty International)

“In brushing aside legitimate human rights criticisms, Gianni Infantino is dismissing the enormous price paid by migrant workers to make his flagship tournament ...

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