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2 Dire Predictions About the 2022 Qatar World Cup

After Wednesday’s FIFA arrests, probes continue into upcoming games. But we already know it’s unconscionable to hold the World Cup in Qatar.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a news conference about corruption charges against FIFA officials regarding more than $150 million in alleged bribes.Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

“This is the World Cup of fraud, and today we’re issuing FIFA a red card.”

That was Richard Weber, chief of criminal investigation at the IRS, issuing one of the sickest dad-burns in sports history Wednesday morning, following the arrests of 14 FIFA officials on corruption charges.