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MSP demands answers on 'shameful' Scottish FA backing for Saudi Arabia World Cup

Gillian Mackay MSP has written to the Scottish FA to demand a rethink on their support for the award of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia.

The National (Scotland)

Saudi Arabia's plans to host the men's World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say

Saudi Arabia says that to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, it will build or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports and public transport in a massive buildout to accommodate millions of athletes, coaches and spectators

The Independent UK

2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble' and not see real life, Saudi rights activist says

A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn't reflect real life there

The Independent UK

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Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.

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Saudi Arabia To Host 2034 World Cup

Explore the key concerns and developments surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 World Cup and the unique aspects of the 2030 World Cup co-hosted by Spa...

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Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. But when exactly?

Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Why is Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 World Cup?

The 2034 World Cup is going to Saudi Arabia, after the Gulf State submitted an uncontested bid for the tournament

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Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup hosts at online FIFA Congress

Morocco, Portugal and Spain were rubberstamped as principal co-hosts of the 2030 tournament.

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: what will the 2034 tournament look like?

It will be in the winter again and many stadiums and hotels are yet to be built but there is a genuine local love for the sport

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia to Host 2034 FIFA World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the 2034 FIFA World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia.

Sports Illustrated

Saudi Arabia to host FIFA World Cup 2034: When and where will it be staged?

Months of speculation about the World Cup 2034 host were put to rest when FIFA awarded the tournament to Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Awarding of 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia will put ‘many lives at risk’, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty have described the decision to award the 2034 tournament to the nation as ‘reckless’

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The absurd image that sums up Fifa’s ‘tinpot dictatorship’ as Saudi Arabia awarded World Cup

IN FOCUS: The decision to hand Saudi Arabia the 2034 tournament was remotely applauded through by Fifa’s congress in ludicrous scenes and Miguel Delaney explains how this Gianni Infantino-led endeavour perfectly encapsulated the depths to which football has sunk

The Independent UK

FA explains decision to back Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts despite human rights concerns

The sole Saudi Arabia bid was waved through unopposed, while the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain following games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay

Radio France Internationale

Football chiefs back plans for World Cup on three continents and in Saudi Arabia

World football's governing body Fifa further incurred the wrath of human rights and environmental activists on Wednesday with the formal confirmation of Saudi Arabia as hosts for the 2034 World Cup and the staging of the 2030 event at venues in Europe, Africa and South America that will send dozens…

Evening Standard

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

Morocco, Spain, and Portugal to co-host the 2030 World Cup

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Al Jazeera

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as World Cup 2034 host; Morocco to co-stage 2030

FIFA Congress confirms the Middle East nation’s bid for 2034 – with Morocco, Spain and Portugal to co-host 2030 edition.

The Independent UK

Sole bidders Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts of 2034 men’s World Cup

Morocco, Portugal and Spain were rubberstamped as principal co-hosts of the 2030 tournament

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host for the 2034 men’s World Cup, after the solitary bidders were waved through at Fifa’s congress

The Guardian - UK

‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Millions of migrants will build stadiums, transport networks and hotels. But testimonies from Bangladeshis who have worked there suggest abuse is deeply entrenched in the Gulf kingdom

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup football host by Fifa – as it happened

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup despite widespread human rights concerns while the six-nation 2030 bid was also ratified by Fifa

International Business Times

FIFA To Confirm Saudi Arabia As 2034 World Cup Hosts

FIFA is set to confirm on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup while a joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal which also features matches in South America will be awarded the 2030 tournament.

The Independent UK

FA to back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host 2034 World Cup

The Middle East nation are the sole bidders for the finals in 12 years’ time

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