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FIFA chief Infantino voices support for LGBTQ community, migrant workers

Doha (AFP) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed support for the LGBTQ community and migrant workers in his opening press conference of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday.

AFP

To acquiesce to Macron’s call to stay silent on Qatar would be a crime in itself

The president of France has said politics should be kept out of sport but his request is not only an insult but a semantic impossibility

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to bizarre Qatar: a World Cup you won't forget - Joe Callaghan

It was a Thursday, apparently…Thursday December 2, 2010. Just 12 years but a lifetime ago at the same time.

The National (Scotland)

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Catcalls dog Qatar's moment in the World Cup limelight

In his poem Die Lorelei, Heinrich Heine touched on the stillness of the Rhine in his portrait of the legendary mermaid who lured sailors to their doom on the rocks along the river. Just shy of 200 years after Heine's masterpiece, no siren songs have been required to attract footballers…

Radio France Internationale

FA ready to back Gianni Infantino re-election bid – on a number of conditions

Calendar concerns and human rights criteria for future tournaments are in the FA’s thinking.

The National (Scotland)

Beer ban is show of strength and an almighty two fingers up to Qatar’s critics

The late decision on the sale of alcohol in World Cup stadiums shows that the host nation is running the show, not Fifa

The Guardian - UK

Football Association to back Gianni Infantino’s Fifa re-election bid

The German FA announced earlier this week it would not support Infantino’s bid for re-election

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Beer ban, Beckham and a vagina stadium: the World Cup in inglorious technicolor

In some ways it’s a shame not to be in Qatar to see how this all pans out … in others, not so much

The Guardian - UK

Today at the World Cup: England squad meets migrant workers

Wales also went for a wander in Qatar as both nations continued their build-ups to their opening World Cup matches.

The Independent UK

FIFA President Infantino to stand unopposed for third term

Doha (AFP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football's governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.

AFP

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino labelled "deluded" after controversial World Cup 2022 comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to all 32 nations competing at the World Cup in Qatar to urge them to focus on football - and he has received a damning response

Daily Mirror

Iran players head to World Cup 2022 amid home protests, drones and threats of expulsion

When Gianni Infantino last week urged football and politics to part ways once this World Cup begins, he must, presumably, have forgotten not only about FIFA’s choice of host but also about the involvement of Iran.

Evening Standard

Kick It Out chief slams ‘deluded’ Fifa president Gianni Infantino over World Cup stance

Infantino wrote to all 32 competing nations earlier this month urging them to focus on the on-field action

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino deluded to expect silence on Qatar issues – Kick It Out chief

Infantino has called on the 32 competing World Cup nations to focus on football rather than political matters

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The Guardian - UK

Thomas Hitzlsperger: ‘You can’t be paid by Qatar or Fifa and criticise them’

The first Premier League player to come out speaks on migrant worker abuses in Qatar and money’s malign influence on the game

The Independent UK

Football didn’t do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, Norway boss claims

Stale Solbakken has also criticised what he believes have been mixed messages from Fifa president Gianni Infantino

AFP

England and Netherlands jet into Qatar as Infantino calls for football focus

Doha (AFP) - England and the Netherlands became the first World Cup heavyweights to touch down in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.

The Independent UK

At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week

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Daily Record

England's World Cup squad valued at over £1billion and Aaron Ramsey's 'pinch himself' moment

The Premier League is providing the most players at the tournament while Gianni Infantino addresses G20 summit.

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino presents his big idea for peace through Qatar 2022

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino, the Human Rights World Cup and a rebrand

Sports Illustrated

It’s the End of the World Cup As We Know It

With the next men’s World Cup set to expand to 48 teams, enjoy this one last tournament of structural perfection.

The Independent UK

FIFA chief hoping World Cup can play part in ‘first step to peace’ in Ukraine

Infantino addressed world leaders at the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday.

AFP

England and Netherlands arrive in Qatar as Infantino calls for focus on football

Doha (AFP) - England and the Netherlands were set to become the first World Cup heavyweights to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.

The Independent UK

Fifa president Gianni Infantino calls for World Cup ‘ceasefire’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia reached the quarter-finals in 2018 but were banned from this tournament over the invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

The chief of soccer's world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for all sides to use the tournament as a "positive trigger" to work towards a resolution.

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