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The qatar world cup had already been shifted to winter — today at the 11th hour, another unprecedented shift of the goalposts. having told fans that beers would be available at stadia in a country where alcohol sales are tightly controlled, local pressure led to a late u—turn. in a statement fifa said: budweiser, which paid £63 million to sponsor the world cup, tried to make light of the situation in a now deleted tweet, but they could take legal action, and this evening fans already here were unimpressed. i don't think it necessarily bodes well, given they have had 12 years to think abou...

Erik ten hag, and claimed he was being forced out of old trafford. ronaldo is now in qatar, as portugal's captain in the world cup. talking of the world cup, because with just two days to go before the tournament starts in qatar, football's governing body fifa has banned the sale of alcohol to fans inside the stadiums. it's a last—minute u—turn on a deal signed with qatar 12 years ago. budweiser, which had signed a multimillion—dollar deal for rights to sell its beer at the matches, says there's nothing it can do about it. from qatar, here's our sports editor dan roan. the qatar world cu...

Baiji oil refinery. hello, i'm rosemary church. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." after years of allegations of widespread corruption, the governing body of the world's most popular sport is now facing an unprecedented crackdown. u.s. justice officials are accusing these nine current and former fifa officials along with five corporate executives of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering over the past 24 years. switzerland is launching its own probe into the last two awarded world cup bid. at a u.s. reques...