Qatari doubts about alcohol boosted by unlikely allies: World Cup hosts Brazil and Russia
To serve or not to serve?
By James M. Dorsey
With alcohol becoming a domestic political issue in the Gulf state of Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatari officials are certainly taking heart from world soccer body FIFA’s battle with the non-Muslim hosts of the next two tournaments, Brazil and Russia, over the role of alcohol in the world’s largest spor…
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