2022 World Cup: The close ties between Qatar and FIFA president Gianni Infantino
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In 2020, FIFA withdrew its corruption complaint against Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the Qatari president of Paris Saint-Germain. The following year, Gianni Infantino established his main residence in Doha.
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