Four years on from the announcement that Qatar was to host the 2022 World Cup, the Middle East's most ostentatious sporting consumer has become a staple of gossip across the world.
Whether in the newsroom or the bar, there has been little positive to say about Qatar hosting the World Cup. From the mistreatment and exploitation of immigrant construction workers to the absence of sporting infrastructure or a sporting heritage, the country invariably gets a bad rap.
Now that a FIFA taskforce has recommended the tournament should be rescheduled from the summer to winter, at least high temperatures are likely to disappear as one of the sticks with which to beat Qatar. Read more...
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