Added on 07/11/2012
James M. Dorsey
AFC , Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Dorsey , FIFA , Finance , financial management , Football , Kuala Lumpur , London , Michael J. Garcia , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sepp Blatter , Singapore , UEFA , Zhang Jilong
JAMES M. DORSEY: The financial management of the Asian Football Confederation during Mohammed bin Hammam’s reign is under investigation
Added on 05/11/2012
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Doha , Dubai , Economy , Emir , EUR , Europe , Fifa World Cup , France , French government , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Iran , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , London , Mali , Manama , National Front , Oil and gas , Paris , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Foundation , Qatar Investment Authority , Saudi Arabia , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s plan to invest a large sum of money into one of Paris’s poorest areas has led to attacks from left and right. So what’s happening?
Added on 26/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean , Caribbean Football Union , Court of Arbitration of Sports , Federal Bureau of Investigation , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , financial management , Freeh Group , independent auditor , Jack Warner , Kuala Lumpur , Louis Freeh , Michael J. Garcia , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sepp Blatter , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: If Mr. Bin Hammam would be hard pressed to portray the ruling as evidence of his innocence, it is in many ways equally condemning of FIFA.
Added on 24/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Al Ain , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , CEO , Confederation of African Football , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Football , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , independent auditor , Japan , Jordan , Kuala Lumpur , Kuwait , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Singapore , South Korea , Sydney , Television network , United Arab Emirates , United States , World Sport Group
JAMES M. DORSEY: The appointment by Qatari and UAE soccer bodies of individuals who worked with Mohammed bin Hamman raises more questions
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 13/06/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Doha , Doha Olympics , Energy , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Geneva , Human rights , Human Rights Watch , International Labor Organization , International Olympic Committee , International Trade Union Confederation , Labor , labor minister , Middle East , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sarah Leah Whitson , Sharan Burrow , Worker's Rights
JAMES M. DORSEY: The publication of a new report examining worker conditions in Qatar ups the ante for the authorities.
Added on 11/06/2012
David Roberts
Fifa World Cup , Football , Poland , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Ukraine , United Kingdom
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar had better develop a very thick skin and employ some very smart PR people to deal with the storm that faces them.
Added on 03/06/2012
Editor, MEP
Qatar 2022
A.R.: A Doha resident writes with his opinion on the practical considerations of the Qatar 2022 World Cup that have yet to be addressed.
Added on 30/05/2012
David Roberts
Qatar , Qatar 2022
DAVID ROBERTS: It’s too early to say what exactly happened but it’s possible to make some educated observations on the Villagio tragedy
Added on 04/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Mellon University’s campus , Doha , East Africa , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Formula 1 , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hassan al Thawadi , International Labor Organization , International Trade Union Confederation , Kuwait , Labor , labor minister , Malaysia , Middle East , North Africa , Oman , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar 2022 recruitment , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , Supreme Committee , Trade Unions , United Arab Emirates
JAMES DORSEY: According to the ITUC “workers are dying in Qatar as they build World Cup stadiums, suffering large scale exploitation every day.
Added on 22/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
Al Jazeera , Doha , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Qatar , Qatar 2022
JAMES M. DORSEY: The authorities in Qatar have a difficult task engaging with the world while keeping certain domestic parties happy
Added on 12/01/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Africa , airline , Al Ahly , Al Mannai , Asia , Bashar al-Assad , Brazil , CEO , CEO of Qatar , Doha , East Africa , Egypt , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Iran , Japan , Latin America , Libya , Middle East , Noora Al Mannai , North Africa , Olympics 2020 , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Airways , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Television network , The Wall Street Journal , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Alcohol has been banned on the Pearl Qatar, dubbed the ‘Arab Riviera’. It’s the latest manifestation of internal discord.
Added on 19/12/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , British parliament , Crown Prince , Damien Collins , East Africa , Energy , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , France , Good Governance Committee , Hamad al-Thani , Hassan al Thawadi , heart disease , Japan , Korea , Michel Platini , Middle East , Mohammed bin Hammam , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Africa , Olympics 2020 , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , The Financial Times , The Huffington Post , Theo Zwanziger , Tokyo , UEFA , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: Sepp Blatter, a month after opening the door to an investigation of the Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, has declared “case closed”.
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 14/09/2011
David Roberts
2022 World Cup , Doha , Emir , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s growing international recognition is bringing with it a host of problems and as we get closer to 2022 the noise of protest is only set to increase.
Added on 04/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , BBC , British parliament , Caribbean , Central America , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Jack Warner , Mohamed bin Hammam , North America , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Ricardo Teixeira , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Sunday Times , United Kingdom , Worawi Makudi
JAMES M. DORSEY: The UK parliamentary call for an independent investigation of the alleged Qatari bribery follows a similar call by the German FA.
Added on 31/05/2011
Steve Royston
2022 World Cup , BBC , Facebook , FIFA , Football , gross domestic product , Hosni Mubarak , Middle East , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sepp Blatter
STEVE ROYSTON: As his formerly loyal colleagues turn on each other like rats in a cage, and Blatter lectures us like Hosni Mubarak, FIFA needs a day of rage.
Added on 30/05/2011
David Roberts
2022 World Cup , FIFA , International Olympic Committee , Marshall , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Soccer
DAVID ROBERTS: With each new leaked email and each new comment by the key protagonists it becomes increasingly worrying for the Qatar 2022 team.
Added on 21/05/2011
David Roberts
2022 World Cup , Bloomberg , Citigroup , Dubai , Fifa World Cup , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Yas Island
DAVID ROBERTS: Not a good week for Qatar 2022. First, there are accusations of bribery in the bid process, now Citigroup tells us that Qataris will see now net economic benefit from hosting the world’s top prestige event.
Added on 26/03/2011
David Roberts
FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Qatar , Qatar 2022
DAVID ROBERTS: Summer in Qatar is, as all of us who’ve experienced it know, not pleasant and the ideas to make it more amenable are pure science fiction.
