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News briefsFIFA and Qatar launch FIFA World Cup 2022 Legacy Fund with WTO, WHO and UNHCR
A US$50 million investiment will be allocated to tackling issues related to refugees, public health and jobs as well as football development.
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News briefsQatari investors are reportedly targeting Manchester United
Daily Mail has revealed that a Qatar-based consortium of private investors is planning to bid for Manchester United. The group is set to make an offer by Friday, Feb. 17, the deadline set by the club’s current owners, the Glazer family. The British tabloid paper has also revealed that UEFA, ...
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News briefsAsics partners with Apparel Group to roll out retail stores in the GCC
Asics has teamed up with regional conglomerate Apparel Group to launch Asics retail stores in Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain. The franchise contract encompasses the opening of 20 stores within the next five years. The first Asics store under this agreement was inaugurated at the ...
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News briefsQatar looking to host 2036 Olympics
Qatar is reportedly ready to bid once again to stage the Olympic Games in 2036, despite having failed in the past, according to multiple press sources. Qatar is currently hosting the FIFA World Cup, the first to take place in the Middle East and in a northern hemisphere winter. FIFA ...
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News briefsHummel unveils “toned down” Denmark kits for Qatar World Cup
Source: LinkedIn Danish jerseys by Hummel for Qatar 2022 Hummel has unveiled Denmark’s official kits for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. All the details for Denmark’s new jerseys were toned down, including Hummel’s logo and chevrons, as a “protest against Qatar and its human rights ...
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News briefsPuma signs Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim
Puma has signed Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, who will wear the company’s performance products from the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. With three world titles and Olympic gold, Barshim has already won everything there is to win in his sport. He successfully defended his title at the World ...
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Qatar will host World Padel Championship for second year in a row
The World Padel Championship this year for both men and women will once again be held in Qatar. In 2021, the country hosted the Middle East and Asia’s first padel world championship after it was held in Europe and Latin America. The venue for the 2022 event will once again ...
