Football: Zwanziger questions Qatar decision

LONDON: The decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was called into question by new Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwanziger. Accusations of bribery and corruption over the last year have dogged world football’s governing body. “In my opinion the vote for Qatar was decided by some members of the executive committee who are in a very close relationship with their governments,” said Zwanziger. “The choice of Qatar from a sporting perspective is still questionable, due to the summer climate and the size of the country. A World Cup should not be held there.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 24^th, 2011.