"A couple of people have asked me about how it is here. I told them that it's calm, that the people are nice. It's another world. But the passion over there is huge. But I think that there's interest from [players in Argentina]. There's a lot going on there, the insecurity, everything. [Moving to MLS] can be a good idea."

-- Victor Cabrera, on loan to the Montreal Impact from River Plate, on the interest of fellow Argentines in joining MLS. River Plate advanced by forfeit in the Copa Libertadores when Boca Juniors was kicked out of the competition after fans sprayed an irritant substance at River players. (MLSSoccer.com)

"We are pleased that the BBC team has been released but we deplore the fact that they were detained in the first place. Their presence in Qatar was no secret and they were engaged in a perfectly proper piece of journalism."

-- A BBC spokesman after Qatari authorities detained BBC journalists for two days while investigating the conditions of migrant workers before the 2022 World Cup. What made the incident so troubling that it even drew FIFA's ire was that BBC crew was on a press tour organized by Qatar's p.r. firm to show off improvement in labor conditions. (The Guardian)

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