FIFA President Blatter Concedes Round to Rival Bin Hammam
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has effectively conceded a round in his increasingly bitter dispute with Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Speaking in an interview with the BBC, Blatter admitted that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was scheduled to be held in the tiny Gulf state’s scorching hot summer months despite his repeated suggestion t…
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