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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 holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

Football’s grandest tournament will kick off for the first time in the Middle East on Sunday. Here is a guide to the host country

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

French senator Nathalie Goulet and former European football boss Michel Platini are among some 100 people whose private data was hacked following criticism of Qatar, an investigation by British journalists has revealed. The Qatari government denies it has played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.

Swiss prosecutors have filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the directors of world and European football respectively, were cleared in July by the Federal Criminal Court.

Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday.

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

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Olivier Giroud had some high points at Chelsea, but his departure from the club leaves him with unfinished business as he returns to Stamford Bridge as an AC Milan player