Qatar hits back at English chief

Doha: Qatar’s Football Association hit back on Wednesday at English football boss Greg Dyke’s claims that the 2022 World Cup organisers should be nervous following Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s resignation. A statement on behalf of QFA president Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani told Dyke that Qatar had nothing to hide over its controversial bid. It also urged him to make good on his pledge of trying to build an England team capable of winning the tournament.

“Mr Dyke’s instinct to immediately focus on stripping Qatar of the World Cup speaks volumes on his views concerning the World Cup. “Having already co-operated fully with Mr Garcia’s investigation — and been subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing  we welcome the Office of the Swiss Attorney General conducting its own work into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
“We would urge Mr Dyke to let the legal process take its course and concentrate on his promise to build an England team capable of winning the 2022 World Cup,” he said.