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  • The Israeli police has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching an occupied West Bank village that has been under siege by settlers for weeks, while Israeli police have killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.

Tag: FIFA

June 23, 2024

FIFA Considers Suspending Israel Soccer Federation

Some critics of the Israel invasion have called for the Jewisstate to be banned from the international soccer governing body, FIFA.

April 5, 2023

U-20 World Cup Ejection Deepens Quagmire...

Nearly six months to the day marking football stadium disaster, Indonesian football plunged into deeper turmoil last week when FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, announced it was stripping Indonesia of its rights to host the Under-20 World Cup in May and June, citing “current circumstances.”

December 17, 2022

Qatar 2022:Two Seperate Fan Zones

A football festival, featuring 29 days of football, music, culture, and lifestyle, is welcomed by football fans from all over the world

December 7, 2022

At World Cup,High Prices and Scalping...

Some fans who travelled to Qatar to watch their country’s team compete in the World Cup claim they are having problems obtaining tickets at the venue. Due of this, people are being forced to pay exorbitant prices to watch matches.

November 24, 2022

Families Mourn Thousands Lost in Decade...

Thousands of migrant workers died in the twelve-year period leading up to the 2022 World Cup, which has brought this issue to light. In the Dhanusha district of Nepal, Heather Murdock of VOA speaks with the families of the dead who say they would continue working in Qatar despite their suffering

November 23, 2022

World Cup 2022:Families Mourn Thousands Lost...

The relatives of some of the tens of thousands of migrant workers who died while building facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are the subject of a VOA report as the tournament takes place in Qatar. They say that recovery is impossible.

November 19, 2022

In Bangladesh, Countdown to World Cup...

The Bangladesh men’s football team did not qualify for the World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar this weekend, but its garment workers and expatriate migrants have poured their sweat, tears and – in some cases – blood into the tournament.

June 13, 2020

Amnesty Alleges that Migrant Workers in...

Migrant workers employed on a construction project for a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar worked for up to seven months without pay, Amnesty International has revealed. Around 100 employees of Qatar Meta Coats (QMC), a design and construction company subcontracted for façade works on the €770m Al Bayt Stadium, are still waiting to be paid …

September 15, 2019

Iranians, Foreigners Mourn ‘Blue Girl,’ Urge...

Sahar, nicknamed the “Blue Girl” after the main color of her favorite team, the famous Tehran club Esteghlal, had reportedly been told that she could be sentenced to six months in prison

November 26, 2018

FIFA Urges Tough Line on Iran...

FIFA’s statutes prohibit gender discrimination, though its leaders typically avoid publicly criticizing Iran’s government

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