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Revealed: Myanmar junta ‘crony’ given key role behind Fifa peace prize
Inaugural prize expected to be handed to Donald Trump but ‘process’ for choosing future winners to be proposed…
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Malaysia rejects Fifa accusations it forged players’ citizenship and says it will appeal sanctions
Malaysia’s football association says it will appeal Fifa sanctions and fine after seven players on national te…
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Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom
Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gul…
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Used, abused and deported: migrant workers land back in Bangladesh after Saudi dreams turn sour
As the Gulf kingdom bids to host a World Cup that will see its reliance on cheap foreign labour soar, planeloa…
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New Zealand shooting: gunman kills two in Auckland hours before World Cup opening
Police said shooter had history of family violence and there was no reason to delay World Cup opening matchTwo…
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World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to cl…
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Migrant workers in Qatar left in debt after being ordered home before World Cup starts
Early end to migrants’ contracts leaves many owing large sums to recruiters and unable to support their famili…
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Former Afghan football president’s life ban for abusing female players upheld
Karim banned by Fifa after female players reported abuseCourt of arbitration for sport confirms punishmentThe …