FIFA faces new attack over rights in World Cup host Qatar

FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaking in Doha on Thursday

Lingering divisions over FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar overshadowed the annual congress of football's world governing body on Thursday, forcing its president Gianni Infantino to insist that the event had already brought change to the Arab state.

Much of that comes from television and marketing revenues linked to the Qatar World Cup but FIFA and the hosts have repeatedly been forced onto the defensive over the event.

Originally published as FIFA faces new attack over rights in World Cup host Qatar