Sponsorship of FIFA: a new front in Gulf political rivalry

From The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer Wed Nov 5 2014, 03:59:20

By James M. Dorsey

Lurking in the background of world soccer body FIFA's talks with Qatar Airways to replace its Dubai rival Emirates as a sponsor is the escalating hostility between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as a result of their divergent attitudes towards political Islam.

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