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An intelligence operation commissioned by Qatar targeted an informal meeting between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Operatives on behalf of Qatar were already planning to recruit the Attorney General for their cause at the end of 2011.

DIEZ, Germany—Qatar paid more than $10 million to a company staffed by former CIA operatives in an attempt to silence criticism from the head of German soccer against the wealthy Arab nation’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. The multi-year covert influence…

Qatar deploys ex-spies to blunt German's World Cup criticism | 2022-02-28 00:41:43

DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation, Theo Zwanziger was among his sport’s most prominent critics of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He publicly attacked the energy-rich Gulf nation’s human rights record.

Qatar paid more than $10 million to a company staffed by former CIA operatives in an attempt to silence criticism from the head of German soccer against the wealthy Arab nations hosting of the 2022 World Cup, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.

DIEZ, Germany (Associated Press) -- Qatar paid more than $10 million to a company staffed by former CIA operatives in an attempt to silence criticism from th...