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Council of Europe calls for revote on 'flawed' 2022 World Cup bid

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter. PHOTO / COURTESY

Strasbourg, FRANCE: A report by the Council of Europe, adopted on Tuesday, has called on FIFA to revote on the "radically flawed" decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Damaging revelations concerning the bidding process mean that "FIFA cannot evade the obligation to hold a new vote," according to the draft resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

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