Qatar Has Upper Hand in Battle for the Future of FIFA
By James M. Dorsey
Barely a month after securing the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar is flexing its muscle as a major soccer player, rejecting calls by FIFA President Sepp Blatter and other executive members to move the tournament in the desert state to the winter months and co-host it with other Gulf states. Accepting Blatter’s proposals wo…
