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Qatar soldiers on despite huge demands

In return for the gift of the World Cup, of course, Fifa has a few trifling demands, such as being able to realise its profit from tickets and sponsorship tax-free.

From Beijing to Bloemfontein from Doha to Delhi, major sporting events have become an arm of global development and diplomacy over the past decade. Why else would Vladimir Putin be putting the finishing touches to a grandiose $50 billion winter sport resort built from scratch beside the Black Sea?

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