FIFA play down prospect of 2022 vote re-run
FIFA have moved to clarify an interview with Sepp Blatter in which the organisation's president suggested the vote to stage the 2022 World Cup could be re-run.
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Winter World Cup motion gathers momentum
The prospect of the 2022 World Cup being switched to the winter has increased after both Premier League chairman Dave Richards and Britain's FIFA vice-president backed a move.
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FIFA review World Cup bid claims
Allegations surrounding the controversial 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding campaigns will be subjected to a "thorough review", FIFA's ethics investigator has stated.
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Platini plans Qatar winter World Cup
UEFA president Michel Platini is determined to stage the World Cup during the European winter for the first time at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, the Frenchman revealed to the London Evening Standard
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Late kick-offs mooted for Qatar 2022
FIFA should consider playing World Cup matches late at night at the 2022 tournament in Qatar in order to avoid the extreme heat, the organisation's vice-president Jim Boyce has said.
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Qatar Bribery Scandal
Martyn Ziegler of the Press Association updates us on a fresh twist in allegations against the selection process for the 2022 World Cup.
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'Crisis? What crisis?' asks Blatter
FIFA President Sepp Blatter shrugged off the corruption allegations engulfing football's governing body, denying the sport was in crisis and ruling out a new vote for the 2022 World Cup.
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Valcke confirms he sent World Cup email
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has confirmed that an email he sent to FIFA vice-president Jack Warner suggesting the 2022 World Cup was 'bought' by Qatar was genuine.
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Sepp Blatter Press Conference
Watch Sepp Blatters press conference where he denied FIFA is in crisis and ruled out a new vote for the 2022 World Cup.
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'Crisis? What crisis?' asks Blatter
FIFA President Sepp Blatter shrugged off the corruption allegations engulfing football's governing body, denying the sport was in crisis and ruling out a new vote for the 2022 World Cup.
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Warner makes Blatter accusations
Jack Warner unleashed his threatened 'tsunami' on FIFA with allegations about president Sepp Blatter - and that FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke suggested the 2022 World Cup was 'bought'.
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FIFA presidential candidate denies bribery claim
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the FIFA presidential candidate who secured the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, has denied claims the country paid bribes for votes.
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Blatter: Qatar World Cup will be in summer
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has indicated the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place in the summer, despite previously suggesting it could be held in winter.
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FIFA: no winter World Cup plan
FIFA today announced there is no certainty the 2022 World Cup will be staged in winter.
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Blatter expects January World Cup
FIFA president Sepp Blatter expects the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in January.
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Players' union back winter World Cup
The international players' union has backed calls to play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in the winter instead of June and July - and claimed that players will be in better shape at that time of year.
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Blatter supports winter World Cup in Qatar
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has thrown his weight behind moves to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during the winter to avoid the heat problems.
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Beckenbauer critical of FIFA over bid
FIFA Executive Committee member Franz Beckenbauer says he has 'limited' faith in FIFA after the way it handled the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on 2 December.
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Irish company help Qatar to World Cup
Irish mechanical and electrical engineering company Mercury Engineering played a key role in Qatar's success in winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2022, it has been revealed.
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Blatter admits World Cup bidding process flawed
Sepp Blatter has admitted FIFA made an error by running simultaneous bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.