Added on 18/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2018 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , Caribbean , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Hans-Joachim Eckert , Hassan al Thawadi , International Trade Union Confederation , Lausanne , London , Michael J. Garcia , Mohammed bin Hammam , New York , Portugal , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Ricardo Teixeira , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Spain , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States , Zurich

JAMES M. DORSEY: The recently announced investigation by FIFA into allegations of past corruption will inevitably put Qatar 2022 in the spotlight again.
Added on 01/06/2012
Editor, MEP
2010 World Cup , 2018 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Bloomberg , Caribbean Football Union , Doha Olympics , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Geneva , International Criminal Court , International Labor Organization , International Olympic Committee , International Trade Union Confederation , Jack Warner , Labor , labor minister , Law , Libya , Mark Pieth , Mohammed bin Hammam , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , Omar al-Bashir , President , Qatar , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Sharan Burrow , Sudan , Villaggio

JAMES DORSEY: Critics are asserting Qatari building standards are shoddy and cast doubt on the safety standards of stadiums…
Added on 28/11/2011
James M. Dorsey
2018 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , British parliament , Crown Prince , Damien Collins , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , France , Germany , Good Governance Committee , Hassan al Thawadi , London , Mark Pieth , Michel Platini , Mohammed bin Hammam , Nicolas Sarkozy , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , The Huffington Post , Theo Zwanziger , UEFA

JAMES M. DORSEY: In a worrying development for Qatar, the FIFA president has opened the door to a possible investigation into its successful World Cup bid.
Added on 31/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
2018 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean Football Union , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Henry Kissinger , Portugal , Qatar , Russia , Secretary of State , Spain , United Kingdom , United States

JAMES M. DORSEY: There’s resentment against Qatar hosting the WC because its riches allowed it to spend far more than its competitors