Qatar eyes future for community football, stadiums and the technology it has built for the 2022 World Cup after it ends.
Started work as a sports journalist in Liverpool, the home of football, back in 1996. Have been migrating south ever since, stopping off in London for... six years before joining Aljazeera in 2005. Rumour has it that some kickaround or other is on its way here in 2022
Qatar eyes future for community football, stadiums and the technology it has built for the 2022 World Cup after it ends.
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