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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…

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NBTC must play to win

Members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) will meet today to decide whether to foot the 1.6-billion-baht bill to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, as demanded by the government.

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USA's "Be The Change" campaign explained as players given Qatar human rights briefings

USA will head to the World Cup in Qatar fully aware of the human right violations in the country having spent the last 18 months getting weekly briefings and talks from experts

Daily Mirror

A top Qatar ambassador just said homosexuality is 'damage in the mind' less than 2 weeks before a controversial World Cup

The remarks of Qatar's World Cup ambassador heightening concerns about the safety of LGBT+ supporters at the tournament.

Fortune

UEFA angrily dismisses revived European Super League idea as a ‘greedy plan’

UEFA and representatives of Europe’s clubs, leagues, players and fans met with A22 on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Norway manager gives Erling Haaland injury update after picking Man City star for friendly games

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been selected for Norway's squad for fixtures against Ireland and Finland next week.

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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.

WEKU

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

The Guardian - UK

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

LGBT activists protest at FIFA Museum ahead of World Cup in Qatar

A few dozen people protested in front of the FIFA Museum in Zurich on Tuesday to press for the rights of the LGBT+ community ahead of the World Cup hosted by Gulf state Qatar.

Reuters

How much SPFL teams will earn from World Cup as Celtic, Rangers and Hearts set for timely Qatar payouts

Clubs are set to cash in on huge FIFA payouts for every player who has played for them in the last two years.

Daily Record

World Cup: Can Switzerland go further than they’ve gone before?

The Swiss will hope to cause trouble during the knockout phase in Qatar if they can escape a testing qualifying group.

Al Jazeera

Gabriel Magalhaes’ Brazil World Cup hope not over as Arsenal defender benefits from FIFA ruling

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes was not selected by Brazil for the FIFA World Cup but his hopes of a potential call-up are not entirely over.

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Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

Qatar World Cup ambassador criticised for ‘harmful’ homosexuality comments

The former Qatar international footballer Khalid Salman has been criticised after claiming that homosexuality is ‘damage in the mind’

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

Qatar World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality "damage in the mind" during stopped interview

Organisers for the Qatar World Cup have continually claimed LGBTQ+ fans will be respected in the country, but an ambassador as given a different impression on the eve of the tournament

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The Independent UK

Qatar 2022: A World Cup plagued by controversy from the start

Qatar was the surprise choice to host the finals back in 2010

The Independent UK

Wales out to make mark in Qatar after ending 64-year wait for World Cup chance

The Dragons reached the quarter-finals in their only previous finals appearance in 1958.

Al Jazeera

Qatar national football team’s road to World Cup 2022

The highs, the lows, the wins, the losses and the expectations from the national side.

Daily Mirror

'We must address issues at home if we want to point finger at Qatar's failings'

Darren Lewis agrees it was flawed to hold the World Cup in Qatar but says the way we treat migrants here hardly covers the UK in glory

The Independent UK

World Cup: South American nations back Fifa message to end ‘disagreements and fights’ over Qatar

Multiple European nations rejected Fifa’s pleas to set aside grievances over Qatar’s human rights record

Wales Online

World Cup 2022: The powerful LGBT+ symbol Wales will adopt amid warning from Qatar's first openly gay national

The country has been accused of 'sportswashing' by the first openly-gay Qatari man

Fortune

Craft brewery faces backlash over its own ‘culture of fear’ after launching ‘anti–World Cup’ campaign

BrewDog was publicly accused of fostering a “culture of fear” last year.

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