Bundesliga boss launches blistering attack on Qatar

[WORLD CUP 2022] Criticism of FIFA’s decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar heated up as German Christian Seifert,the chief executive of the Bundesliga, used a media event in London on the eve of the all-Bundesliga UEFA Champions League final to launch a blistering attack on Qatar 2022, saying it was “hard, ifnot impossible” to play the tournament in the summer.

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