Jerome Champagne also says he will change Qatar tournament dates if elected as FIFA president
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Kuwait was also banned in 2010 over a similar dispute but was reinstated before the 2012 London Olympics
Human rights groups have accused Sheikh Salman for not protecting athletes and other football players who participated in the anti-government protests
Yas Marina Circuit says over 90 per cent of the tickets have already been sold for the event, which runs from November 27-29
The election to replace departing leader Sepp Blatter is currently scheduled for February 26
FIFA has given the Kuwait Football Association until this week to avoid implementing a new set of sports laws
It also handed out a 90-day suspension to FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and banned former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon for six years
The tournament will begin on November 21 and end on December 18, lasting just 28 days
The former FIFA presidential candidate has also voiced concerns about the effectiveness of reforms taking place within the scandal-ridden organisation
The UAE capital beat rivals Lima and Almaty to win the bid
Moving forward from FIFA’s corruption debacle will be difficult, whether Qatar has acted ethically or not
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will serve as the preferred airline for the Jeddah-based club
The Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor will have the capacity to accommodate 70,000 spectators
Blatter alleged that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Christian Wulff backed Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup
RSE is looking to acquire the 35.5 per cent stake from private equity fund CVC Capital Partners
Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security will talk about its efforts to boost transparency in bidding processes for major sporting events in the US
Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their FIFA World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, a senior official has said
The head of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee has warned that any evidence of wrongdoing may revoke the Gulf state’s hosting rights.
There had been widespread calls among Scotland supporters to boycott the match with Qatar because of human rights concerns.
The U.S. law enforcement official said the review of the bids would be part of a probe that goes beyond the indictments.
Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said the country was being unfairly targeted over allegations of graft in the vote that won it the World Cup.
Blatter announced his decision to step down at a hastily arranged news conference in Zurich, days after police arrested a number of senior FIFA officials.
The new rule prohibits the administration of banned substances to horses and lays out strict penalties to offenders.
Blatter, 79, won a vote on Friday to serve a fifth term as FIFA president even as the soccer body is mired in corruption scandals.
The FA, which will rebrand the competition as The Emirates FA Cup, did not release any financial details.
The Doha index dropped 2.3 per cent to a one-month low of 12,123 points in a broad sell-off.
Several high-ranking soccer officials, including two vice-presidents of FIFA, were arrested by Swiss police on Wednesday.
The emirate is establishing a new committee to promote its golf tourism ambitions.
The announcement came two days after the pressure groups renewed their call on FIFA sponsors to put pressure on the governing body over the issue.