And that is to say nothing of conditions for migrant workers, who often have to surrender the passports and whose right to come and go is governed by their employer. In September two British researchers documenting the problems faced by migrant workers were held for 10 days without charge. In Dubai, the former Leeds United managing director David Haigh has been in prison for six months without charge. And yet these issues are being overlooked. Money talks. As does the opportunity to take sport to new parts of the world. What about the future? Will these states continue to bankroll sport, continue to build their sport portfolios? No one can be certain of the answer. Doha has twice bid for the Olympic Games but they are unlikely to be put off bidding again. Who would bet against them? There are, however, those who believe that the region’s investment focus is shifting towards cultural and artistic assets.
Wargeysku waxa uu daaha ka rogay in uu hayo Dukumiintiyo fara badan oo caddeynaya in Qatar ay 5-Milyan oo Dollar ku bixisay sidii xidhiidh Kubadda Cagta Adduunka ee FIFA uu ugu doorran lahaa marti gelinta ciyaarahaasi oo dhammaadkii December 2010 lagu dhawaaqay in Qatar ku guuleysatay maamuusidda koobka Adduunka 2022. Lacagahani ayaa waxaa bixiyay sida Wargeysku sheegay Guddoomiye ku xigeenkii hore ee FIFA kana tirsanaa Guddiga Fulinta xidhiidhka Mohamed Bin Hammam oo Qatar u dhashay, kaasoo laaluush fara-badan u qaybiyay xubnaha iyo xidhiidhada hoos yimaada FIFA. Bin Hammam ayaa Boqolaal kun oo Dollar oo laaluush ah ku shubay Sanduuqyo ay leeyihiin 30 xidhiidh oo Afrikaan ah, xidhiidhada Latin America iyo shaqsiyaad sare oo FIFA ka tirsan oo uu Bankiyadooda ugu shubay Malaayiin Dollar. Jariidaddu waxay xustay in Bin Hammam uu 1.6 Milyan oo Dollar uu Bankiga ugu shubay Jack Warner, Guddoomiye ku xigeenkii hore ee FIFA si uu u dar dar geliyo in Qatar loo aqoonsado dalka marti gelinaya Koobka Adduunka 2022.