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Sports Journalist Asserts Corruption in Qatar’s Winning World Cup Bid

Sports Journalist Asserts Corruption in Qatar’s Winning World Cup Bid

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James M. Dorsey
Feb 15, 2011
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Sports Journalist Asserts Corruption in Qatar’s Winning World Cup Bid
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Qatar succeeded in winning its bid to host 2022 World Cup by bribing FIFA Vice President Julio Gondova, promising to build 22 stadiums in developing countries, and getting French President Nicolas Sarkozi to persuade UEFA president Michel Platini to vote on its behalf, according to a prominent German sports journalist.

Thomas Kistner, sports editor of th…

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