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FIFA has confirmed that no alcohol will be sold at Qatar World Cup stadiums

FIFA has confirmed that no alcohol will be sold at Qatar World Cup stadiums

FIFA has confirmed that no alcohol will be sold at Qatar World Cup stadiums. This was just two days before the World Cup began in Qatar. According to the FIFA statement, "Following discussions with FIFA authorities from host countries, a decision was made to concentrate the sale of alcohol beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations, licensed venues, and remove sales points for beer from Qatar's FIFA World Cup Stadium 2022 stadium perimeter." Muslim countries are very conservative and strictly regulate alcohol sales and use. Al Hansen will be honored Saturday at the Plane Crazy event Qatar announced…
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FIFA slams unacceptable TV deal offers for Women’s World Cup

FIFA slams unacceptable TV deal offers for Women’s World Cup

Broadcasters were criticized by FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday for what he called unacceptably low offers for rights to screen the Women’s World Cup next year. Offers of just 1% of the value of men’s World Cup rights deals have been rejected, Infantino said, for the tournament that starts in July in Australia and New Zealand. The men’s World Cup has driven FIFA’s expected overall income toward $7 billion for the four-year commercial cycle that ends in December after that tournament in Qatar. Student loan forgiveness was ‘dangled in front of us:’ How 700,000 borrowers were cut out of…
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