From Qatar: World Cup draw & song; Scrutiny of worker & gay rights; FIFA VP Montagliani interviewed on biennial WC plans being dropped, 2026 WC, future of football & Infantino's presidency

Episode 63 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the
week's sports news issues with interviews and insight from Rob
Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja in Qatar for the World Cup
draw.


On the agenda on April 1, 2022:


Politically-charged draw with the United States to face Iran.

What has the draw & FIFA Congress week told us about
Qatar's readiness to welcome fans for the World Cup?

Scrutiny of rights for workers and gay fans coming to Qatar -
with contrasting views from the Norwegian FA president & a
Qatari security chief.

Gianni Infantino now distancing himself from the opposed
biennial World Cup plans.

In-depth interview with FIFA vice president Victor
Montagliani on that biennial campaign, the shape of the 2026
World Cup, 2030 bidding, the future of football and assessing
Infantino's presidency.






Sports Journalism Association Awards 2021 podcast of the
year - bronze winner.


Send any questions to the team on Twitter @SportUnlocked


Check out videos from the interviews on Sport Unlocked's YouTube
channel, Instagram or Twitter pages


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