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The speed at which Fifa has appeased key allies in federations across the globe to put Saudi in the box seat for 2034 has taken the football world by surprise, not least Australia. The country that missed out to Qatar for the 2022 finals, in the crooked Fifa vote of 2010, was told this month that interested nations had just 25 days to declare an interest. Britain's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he did not feel comfortable racing there and called on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record before the 2022 grand prix. Football 31/10/23 4:15pm Man Utd vs Newcastle: Only a matter of time until we improve, says Ten Hag

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Everywhere we went was well organised; we were well looked after. If that's a sign of what a World Cup might look like, structurally it will be really good." Football's world governing body Fifa had said the 2034 World Cup would be held in Asia or Oceania, and an Australian bid was regarded as the only potential challenger to Saudi Arabia, which announced its intention to bid shortly after Fifa's decision. He said: "Saudi is a strong bid. They have a lot of resources, and not just [for] the 2034 World Cup. A second winter World Cup looms after the last obstacle to Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 tournament was removed – putting Fifa at odds with European football’s most powerful national associations once more.

Despite receiving support from the Asian Football Confederation, Saudi Arabia would likely be viewed as a controversial host. Saudi Arabia's international standing was severely damaged by the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi journalist who was a prominent critic of the government. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) completed a takeover of Newcastle United in 2021, and manager Eddie Howe said: "Our trips out there to Riyadh and Jeddah were two very different experiences. PIF has taken control of four of the nation's top clubs - Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr - in the Saudi Pro League, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar are among the high-profile players to have joined the league, which was formed in 1976.

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Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup drew criticism because of its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers. The Monday Night Club discuss whether Jude Bellingham is England's best talent since Paul Gascoigne, after he was named best young player at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. James Johnson, chief executive of Football Australia, admitted that his nation simply could not compete with the Saudis, whose power extends to what he said was the “disruption” of the European club game with the salaries being paid in the Saudi Pro League.The best chance for Fifa to obtain binding guarantees to protect workers' rights, ensure freedom of expression and prevent discrimination linked to the World Cup is during the host selection process - not after the hosts have been confirmed and tournament preparation has begun." Fifa said it will "conduct a targeted dialogue with bidders, to ensure complete, comprehensive bids are received and evaluated against the minimum hosting requirements as also previously approved by the Fifa Council. They are disrupting European football, paying greater amounts of dollars – or pounds in your case. This is a disruption in the market and that is what positions Saudi in a strong way. From the government top down they are prioritising investment in football. That is difficult to compete with.” Tennis will hold a professional event in Saudi Arabia for the first time in November after a five-year deal was agreed for Jeddah to host the Next Gen ATP Finals. On Tuesday Amnesty International called on Fifa to secure "clear and binding commitments" from Saudi Arabia.

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As we live in an increasingly divided and aggressive world, we show once again that football, the leading global sport, unites like nothing else." Vintage Magazines| Football Books| Other collectable Football Books| Vintage Football Annuals| News of the World Football Annuals The perfect gift for the true football fan!Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d’Or award, surpassing Erling Haaland to top the 30-player list After Tuesday's deadline passed, football's world governing body confirmed the bids for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups and said there will now be "thorough bidding and evaluation processes" for the tournaments. Last week Human Rights Watch said: "The possibility that Fifa could award Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup despite its appalling human rights record and closed door to any monitoring exposes Fifa's commitments to human rights as a sham."

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Qatar 2022 was switched to a winter World Cup finals in 2014, almost four years after it was awarded the hosting of the tournament. Saudi has a much richer football pedigree – the Saudi team beat eventual winners Argentina in the first game of the 2022 tournament – although most critically it would now appear to be a key ally of Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president. WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury attracted criticism for praising Saudi officials external-link and Bin Salman before his victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Riyadh last weekend. A winter World Cup will, once again, require the pausing of domestic league seasons before Christmas, and the extension of those seasons into the summer. Human rights campaigners say sport is being used by the Saudi government to detract from long-standing reputation issues, a process known as 'sportswashing'. Derby County trailblazer Kira Rai says the work has only just begun after speaking of her pride at changing the face of women's football together with Sky Sports.South Asians in Football 31/10/23 12:05pm Derby County's Rai: Together we have changed English football Saudi Arabia has hosted several major sporting events since 2018, including football, Formula 1, golf and boxing, and will stage the Club World Cup in December. It said: "Human rights commitments must be agreed with potential hosts before final decisions on holding the tournaments are made. Australia's governing body Football Australia says it intends to focus its efforts on hosting the Women's Asian Cup in 2026 and the Club World Cup in 2029. Infantino ensured a clear run for the Asian confederation – and, by extension, Saudi – at 2034 by structuring the 2030 finals across three confederations – Europe, Africa and South America. The Fifa Club World Cup will be staged in Jeddah in December. The first of the expanded formats will be in the United States in 2025.