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Qatar's about-face on alcohol signaled that FIFA, soccer's governing body, may no longer be in full control of its showcase championship.

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of ...

Just two days before the World Cup is set to kick off, FIFA announced that only non-alcoholic beer will be sold at the 64 matches in Qatar.

In today's Football Daily: Beer, Beckham and a surefire way to Stop Football.

Last-minute U-turn on sales at grounds' fan zones hits sponsor Budweiser on eve of tournament.

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut.

DOHA, Qatar — All eyes are on this tiny Gulf nation as the soccer-obsessed start descending this month on the eight stadiums for the FIFA World Cup, ...

DLA Piper Dentons K&L Gates Eversheds Sutherland and others have already taken on World-Cup related work according to a Law.com International analysis.

The implications of Qatar's decision to ban most alcohol sales at World Cup 2022 matches and its impact on Budweiser as analyzed.

The late decision on the sale of alcohol in World Cup stadiums shows that the host nation is running the show, not Fifa.

Twelve years after FIFA announced that the world's largest football tournament would be played in the Middle East for the first time, the Qatar World cup is ...

Qatar strictly limits the sale of alcohol and bans its consumption in public places. It has rolled back exceptions for the World Cup.

DOHA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - World Cup host Qatar, an energy, investment and media powerhouse which also wields influence as a diplomatic power-broker, ...

Qatar's late U-turn on selling beer could affect the £63m Budweiser contract, while another major sponsor said partners feel 'let down by Fifa'

Sobering moment for Fifa and Budweiser parent AB InBev does not bode well for the World Cup that never should have been.

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest FIFA World Cup news every morning. This is a World Cup that, by rights, should ...

Emmanuel Macron on Thursday joined the chorus of politicians asking people to go easy on Qatar, saying that “sport shouldn't be politicized.” The French ...

As if the World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off tomorrow, did not have enough controversy to contend with, the stadium booze ban will only add to fans' ...

The most controversial World Cup ever is a result of the sport being used as a political tool – one which shows both the power and vulnerability of its ...

At a cost of $3,000 (£2,522) per ticket, fans will be able to enjoy high-end alcoholic drinks and fine food in the luxurious hospitality lounges, suites and ...

The beginning of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will kick off another intense international sport: Pronouncing "Qatar." It's a no-brainer for Arabic speakers ...

Fifa and Qatar continue to bet heavily on an old certainty; the football washes everything else clean.

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest FIFA World Cup news every morning. At the Free Zone Fan Village, in the desert south ...