FIFA World Cup and Football Soccer News

By: NICK SCHWARTZ  | usatoday.com FIFA’s decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has been heavily criticized since the final vote in 2010, with allegations of corruption within FIFA and Qatar’s record of human rights violations leading many to call for the decision...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a “mistake”. When asked by Swiss broadcaster RTS if selecting Qatar was an error, Blatter said: “Of course, it was a mistake.” He added: “You know, one makes a lot of mistakes in life. “The technical...