Added on 28/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean , Court of Arbitration of Sports , Federal Bureau of Investigation , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Freeh Group , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Kuala Lumpur , Lausanne , Louis Freeh , Mark Pieth , Mohammed bin Hammam , North Korea , Portugal , President , Qatar , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Singapore , Spain , Television network , United States , World Sport Group
JAMES M. DORSEY: Three major investigations into corruption in global soccer are putting the credibility of major soccer associations and World Cup 2022 host Qatar to the test.
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 02/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Abdullah , Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Masri , Ali Bin Al Hussein , Cairo , Court of Arbitration of Sport , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian government , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Hosni Mubarak , Human rights , Human Rights Watch , International Football Association Board , Jordan , Lausanne , London , Mark Pieth , Middle East , midfielder , Mohammed bin Hammam , North Africa , Olympics , Port Said , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , the Daily Mail , Zurich
JAMES M. DORSEY: The Middle East looms large as FIFA’s executive committee meets against the backdrop of a call for sweeping change.
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.
