Qatar

The Brits are sending their own special officers to Qatar to protect fans from police during the World Cup.
Key fans are getting an all-expenses-paid trip to the soccer competition but there are conditions.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warned the Saudis could use their influence on the company "to silence government critics and human rights activists."
Weston McKennie experienced a thigh problem in a Juventus club match to add to a handful of concerns.
The Socceroos were the first team to issue a unified statement against the host country's mistreatment of LGBTQ people and migrant workers.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said Qatar “has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign that no host country has ever faced.”
The women are seeking damages from both Qatar Airways and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, which is owned by the Qatari government.
There are “plenty of other entities and outlets out there that are going to cover that,” said David Neal, executive producer of Fox’s World Cup coverage.
Citing allegations of human rights abuses and corruption, a U.S. senator has formally asked FIFA to replace Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament with the second-place bidder.
FIFA’s World Cup rules prohibit political statements on team uniform. Denmark has found a way around that.