Reaction to Lionel Messi wearing a bisht while lifting the World Cup trophy shows cultural fault lines of Qatar 2022
CNN — Following 28 days, 64 online games and 172 objectives at Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi walked up on the…
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Grant Wahl, renowned soccer journalist, dies at age 49 at Qatar World Cup
Renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died, the U.S. Soccer Federation noted Friday. Wahl, 49, was in Qatar covering the…
Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Entire world Cup in Qatar has come to be a political lightning rod, so it…
Qatar World Cup chief says between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died in projects connected to the tournament
CNN — Planet Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi stated that involving 400 and 500 migrant personnel have died as a consequence…
Why Arabs and Muslims feel stung by coverage of the Qatar World Cup
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look…