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The 2022 Fifa World Cup one-year countdown clock is unveiled at a ceremony in Doha, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and English football legend David Beckham attending. IMAGES
A vice-president of the European Parliament, Eva Kaïli, has been arrested by Belgian police in connection with an investigation into corruption that implicates World Cup hosts, Qatar. Images show Kaili defending Qatar from criticism of its labour rights record and calls out Western hypocrisy. Speaking in front of the European Parliament in November, Kaili says "Qatar is a front-runner in labour rights, abolished Kefala, introducing minimum wage" and that "some here are calling to discriminate (against) them...but still, they take their gas, they have their companies profiting billions there." SOUNDBITE
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says that World Cup fans can survive for three hours a day without beer after sales were banned around stadiums. SOUNDBITE
The FIFA fan zone opens in Doha, Qatar, the main gathering place for fans during the World Cup, one day before the start of the competition. IMAGES
FIFA president Gianni Infantino visits a centre hosting Afghan refugees in Doha, at a venue which is set to be official accommodation for the World Cup 2022. IMAGES
Thousands of fans march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the countdown to the FIFA Women's World Cup narrows -- with less than a month until kick-off. The Women's World Cup will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20 and will be the first to feature 32 teams. IMAGES
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