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Man United duo criticises decision to hold Fifa World Cup in Qatar

Fernandes said the World Cup should be done in a better way, criticizing the timing of the tournament and highlighting Qatar's treatment of migrant workers

Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be great football but an ugly game

The next few weeks will be a reminder of how the clash in values of the liberal West and the rich Arab states can play out in the international arena to everyone's dissatisfaction

World Cup players get protection from social media abuse during tournament

FIFA and the global soccer players union have launched a moderation service aimed at protecting World Cup players from abuse on social media during the tournament

Fifa WC 2022: Leverkusen says giving World Cup to Qatar was 'scandalous'

Bayer Leverkusen became the latest Bundesliga club to criticize the World Cup in Qatar by describing the decision to award the tournament to the country as "scandalous" on Tuesday

Fifa WC 2022: Ronaldo 'thrilled' with Portugal's new generation of players

Cristiano Ronaldo knows a thing or two about World Cups. He has played in four of them and is about to make it to a record-tying fifth this month in Qatar

I have no respect for him: Ronaldo on Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag

Ronaldo also stated that he felt he had been "betrayed" by Manchester United and blamed for everything that has gone wrong at the club, pushing him to feel like a "black sheep."

Germany's Lahm says it was 'mistake' to award World Cup 2022 to Qatar

Seven days before the World Cup is due to start in Qatar, former Germany captain Philipp Lahm says it was a mistake to award the tournament to the Gulf Arab country

ISL: Kerala Blasters end 10-game winless streak with 3-0 win over FC Goa

Kerala Blasters ended their 10-game winless streak that spanned six years, against FC Goa with an assertive 3-1 victory in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Mukesh Ambani enters race to buy football club Liverpool, says report

The club has been put up for sale by its current owner FSG, which bought it in October 2010, The Mirror newspaper said

Fifa world cup: Saudi Arabia drops al-Mowallad from squad over doping test

Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard has dropped Fahd al-Mowallad from his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar as a precaution due to the winger's failed doping test in February

Mukesh Ambani to bid for football club Liverpool FC's takeover: Report

Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries and rated by Forbes as the eighth richest person in the world, has enquired about the club, the English daily reported.

Football: FIFA has named 3 women to referee World Cup matches in Qatar

Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita knows that being picked to officiate matches at the World Cup the first time a woman will be in charge on the game's biggest stage is not simply about soccer

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League project at meeting

Organizers of European soccer's Super League project got the meeting they asked for Tuesday with UEFA's president. They found many more opponents also waiting there to criticize them

Europe pushes FIFA for answers to migrant worker's issues ahead of WC

European nations, including England, are pushing FIFA for concrete answers on issues relating to migrant workers ahead of the World Cup

Saudi Arabian football fan walks 1,600 km to reach Qatar to inspire team

An extreme Saudi hiker walked across the desert in Saudi Arabia for 55 days to reach Qatar to inspire his national team, which will play at the FIFA World Cup 2022 starting later this month

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and others likely playing at last World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among a handful of players hoping for a final hurrah in what is likely to be their last World Cup appearance.

Qatar gives fans paid trips to sing at FIFA World Cup 2022 ceremony

Up to 1,600 fans of the teams that qualified for this year's World Cup are being recruited for an all expenses-paid trip to Qatar to sing in opening ceremony and stay for at least two weeks

Neymar's trial on fraud and corruption concludes, prison sentence reduced

Neymar's trial concluded on Monday with the company that accused him of fraud and corruption reducing the prison sentence it sought for the player's alleged involvement in irregularities

Want to focus more on India as growing football destination: AFC President

Meeting the new AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Shaikh Salman extended the AFC's full support towards the growth of Indian Football

FIFA president signs football for schools MoU with education ministry, AIFF

On the sidelines of the Women's Under-17 World Cup final here, the FIFA supremo inked an MoU with the national federation (AIFF) to launch the programme