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Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as Qatar faces intense international scrutiny over its labor practices ahead of the tournament. The workers' protest on Aug. 14 — and Qatar's reaction to it — could further fuel the concern. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) **FILE**

Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup

By Malak Harb - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and the Czech Republic, at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

FIFA to use new high-tech for offside calls at World Cup

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Children from the Massapequa youth soccer team wait for an announcement of host cities, at a 2026 FIFA World Cup host city selection watch party at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Excitement and disappointment as World Cup 2026 cities named

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is surrounded by the media as he leaves the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have arrived at a Swiss criminal court for their 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA, the world governing body of soccer. (Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

Blatter, Platini reiterate innocence in testimony to court

By Daniella Matar - Associated Press

Former Qatari soccer international Adel Ahmed MalAllah holds up the name of Poland as he assists in the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) **FILE**

FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Flags of some of the qualified countries of the World Cup wave at the seafront in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The draw for the World Cup will be held in Doha on April 1.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

FIFA, Qatar prepare for unprecedented World Cup finals draw

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, applauds beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the end of the 2018 World Cup final soccer match between France and Croatia in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2018. FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

Russia loses bid to freeze ban from World Cup qualifying

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, applauds beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the end of the 2018 World Cup final soccer match between France and Croatia in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2018. FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

FIFA lets foreign players leave Russian clubs until June

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

A video screen displays the Ukrainian flag, during the English League Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley stadium in London, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Russia ready again for urgent court case over World Cup ban

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

A view of the St. Petersburg Stadium prior to the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Russia and New Zealand, Saturday, June 17, 2017. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The men's final will still be held on May 28 but now at the 80,000-seat Stade de France after the decision by UEFA's executive committee. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File) **FILE**

Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine war

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Mohamed bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, Chairman of the 2022 bid committee, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, hold the World Cup trophy in front of FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke after the announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 soccer World Cup, on Dec. 2, 2010, in Zurich, Switzerland. Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of an aggressive effort to win and hold on to the 2022 World Cup tournament, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) **FILE**

World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA

By Alan Suderman - Associated Press

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, and UEFA President Michel Platini are engaged in conversation during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, May 29, 2015. Swiss prosecutors have charged former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with fraud and other offenses. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

Former FIFA officials Blatter, Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

African World Cup qualifying groups postponed to September

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 45th UEFA Congress in Montreux, Switzerland, Tuesday April 20, 2021. In a speech that seemed to blame the club owners and absolve players, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he can only &quot;strongly disapprove&quot; of the Super League. &quot;If some elect to go their own way, then they must live with the consequences of their choice,&quot; Infantino said. &quot;They are responsible for their choice.&quot; (Richard Juilliart/UEFA via AP)

FIFA president gets legal win, special prosecutor removed

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad because of governance disputes

Associated Press

Norway players warm up ahead of the World Cup 2022 group G qualifying soccer match between Gibraltar and Norway in Gibraltar, Wednesday March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo)

Germany wears ‘human rights’ shirts after Norway’s protest

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Blatter banned by FIFA a 2nd time for financial wrongdoing

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday, Dec. 18, 2020 file photo shows a general view of the Al Rayyan stadium during the opening ceremony in Al Rayyan, Qatar. A look at the state of play in Qatar's preparations for the 2022 World Cup amid ongoing criticism of the host nation as qualifying in Europe begins. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, file)

EXPLAINER: Qatar prepares for World Cup amid rights concerns

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Revenue on track, reserves down in FIFA virus-era accounts

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

United States midfielder Kristie Mewis (22) is congratulated by midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) and forward Megan Rapinoe, right, after Mewis scored a goal during the first half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match against Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

FIFA to open up voting for future Women’s World Cup hosts

Associated Press