2022 world cup news

Lausanne (AFP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over manipulated doping data, prompting an angry response from President Vladimir … read more via SOCCER...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said he is unsure whether he will represent his country at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Messi, 31, has featured at four World Cups with Argentina and was named the tournament’s best player in 2014, but the diminutive conjurer said he did not … read more...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that world football’s governing body is discussing the feasibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams. The World Cup finals have been played with a 32-side format since 1998, and the addition of 16 extra countries has long been...

Clubs from Russia and Qatar are among six fined by FIFA and warned they risk one-year transfer bans for failing to settle debts to players. Two of the clubs are from oil rich Qatar, the 2022 World Cup hosts, were among the six fined … read more via BusinessDay Newspaper –...