Stung by FIFA furore, Qatar's soft power at risk (JMD quoted on Reuters)

Stung by FIFA furore, Qatar's soft power at risk

BY AMENA BAKR

DOHA (Reuters) - "It will blow over" tends to be Qatar's unofficial response to criticism of its World Cup bid, but with a FIFA corruption scandal exploding onto the world's front pages, the Gulf state has glumly realised it may have a real fight on its hands.

Super-rich Qatar would suffer no e…