Reports are circulating that sometime within the next month FIFA will confirm Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup, and that the tournament will take place in November and December instead of June and July. This will not go down well with European leagues and teams.
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Two years ago, FIFA commissioned former US federal prosecutor Michael Garcia to conduct an inquiry into claims of corruption during the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. After releasing the report today, FIFA triumphantly claimed that provided “closure” over the bidding process. However, within hours Garcia stated that the report “contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations”.
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