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From ‘Rain Bow’ plane to pride colours on logo, Western teams show support to LGBT groups ahead of FIFA World Cup in Qatar

The US men's team extended their support to the LGBTQ community in Qatar by displaying a rainbow-themed logo at their training facility in the World Cup host nation on Monday.

Islamic terrorists with weapons shown as football players: French satirical newspaper offends Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup

The image published by the French newspaper shows seven bearded men with "Qatar" emblazoned across their shirts above large numerals. They appear to be playing football through the dunes, armed with…

Awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter

Blatter said, "It's too small a country. Football and the World Cup are too big for that. For me it is clear, Qatar is a mistake. The choice was bad."

Qatar foreign minister calls European nations ‘arrogant and racist’ for raising objections over human rights and anti-LGBTQ laws ahead of World Cup

Qatar Foreign Minister has responded to call of boycott of the upcoming event in the Arab country by calling the opposing voices "arrogant" and "racist".

‘I was hunted by Qatari police and raped’: Gay expatriate alleges sexual harassment by authorities in Qatar

The alleged incident took place in 2018. A Filipino man has alleged that he was lured by a dating app and then Qatari policemen met him and allegedly raped him.

‘Let football take center stage’: FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on the game instead of politics and ideologies

“Please, let’s now focus on the football. Do not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists", the letter by FIFA president read.

Ousted AIFF President and NCP leader Praful Patel had written to FIFA instigating the international body to boot India out of FIFA: Read details of his letter

It has now been revealed that Praful Patel, the former AIFF president and NCP leader, wrote a letter to FIFA instigating the sport's world body to boot India out of…

FIFA announces suspension of AIFF: From Praful Patel’s sacking to losing Under-17 Women’s World Cup hosting rights, how it happened

Recently, CoA filed plea in Supreme Court against former AIFF President Praful Patel for "arranging" letter from FIFA for AIFF suspension.

Russia expelled from FIFA World Cup and UEFA after International Olympic Committee asked to ban athletes

The International Olympics Committee(IOC) had asked sports organisations to ban athletes from Russia and Belarus

FIFA bans Pakistan football team with immediate effect for ‘serious violations’, freezes funding to Pakistan Football Federation: Details

Pakistan Football has been in a mess for the last three years after government officials started interfering in the affairs of the national federation