Two United States senators urged Fifa on Monday not to endorse a Saudi World Cup bid in a decision seen as inevitable despite the kingdom’s record on human rights
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Saudi sports minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal at an event last year.Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Saudi sports minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal at an event last year.
Saudi Arabia has been the only candidate for 2034 since Fifa unexpectedly opened a fast-track nomination process in October last year.
At that session in Geneva, Saudi government officials pointed to dozens of reforms in favor of women and a wider modernizing of its society under the Vision 2030 program pushed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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