Qatar 2022 has announced that CH2M HILL has secured the crucial contract to ensure the successful delivery of the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup.
Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee secretary general Hassan Al Thawadi has insisted the organising committee for the FIFA World Cup will ensure contractors adhere to international labour laws for workers on construction projects for the tournament.
Longines has entered into a strategic business partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) which will see it sponsor some of the world’s leading horse races.
Doha has learned from its previous bid for the 2016 Olympics and is in a “much stronger position” to secure the hosting rights for the 2020 Games, according to leading Qatari officials.
German Football Association (DFB) president Theo Zwanziger has renewed his attack on the award of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar by claiming the hosting criteria had been “perverted”.
UEFA president Michel Platini has stated he would be prepared to alter the European club schedule in a bid to accommodate a winter FIFA World Cup in 2022.
FIFA has pledged to help improve the rights of migrant workers building stadia for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in the wake of threats from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to disrupt construction plans.
Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee general secretary Hassan al-Thawadi has stated organisers remain open to staging a winter World Cup, but added that efforts are focused on the 2022 tournament taking place in its traditional summer slot.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will announce the winning bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships later today, with the race between Doha and London considered by many to be too close to call.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the owner of beer brand Budweiser, has become the first member of FIFA’s portfolio of World Cup sponsors to commit to supporting the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar, respectively.
