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FIFA signs Qatari sponsor in first World Cup deal since 2018

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands. FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 to discuss bringing back fans to soccer stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. Infantino said it was the first of several meetings planned with government leaders. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

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President Donald Trump, center, with from left, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Investigated at home, FIFA head visits Trump, White House

Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke, right, and his lawyers arrive at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Monday, September 14, 2020. Valcke is accused of qualified disloyalty and incitement, falsification of documents and passive bribery. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland opened the proceedings in March 2017. (Francesa Agosta/Keystone/Ti-Press via AP)

Al-Khelaifi, Valcke in Swiss court for FIFA corruption trial

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Paris Saint Germain owner Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi waves to teams fans at the end of their soccer match against Manchester United at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England. Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi will go on trial starting Sept. 14, 2020 in Switzerland in September, implicated in providing a holiday villa to a FIFA official linked to a World Cup broadcasting deal. The court has listed 10 days in September to hear the case against al-Khelaifi, former top FIFA official Jerome Valcke and another broadcasting executive who was not identified. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file)

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Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter appears in front of the building of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, on Tuesday, Sept.1, 2020, in Bern, Switzerland. Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini each face interrogation from the Swiss public prosecutor as part of the proceedings opened in 2015 over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Sepp Blatter questioned in FIFA investigation in Switzerland

Former UEFA president Michel Platini appears in front of the building of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, in Bern, Switzerland Monday, 31 Aug. 2020. Michel Platini and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter each face interrogation from the Swiss public prosecutor as part of the proceedings opened in 2015 over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

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Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi, left and Manchester United's Harry Maguire vie for the ball during the Europa League semifinal soccer match between Sevilla and Manchester United in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (Ina Fassbender/Pool Via AP)

FIFA shapes new rule to help players switch national team

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Former soccer player Marco Van Basten arrives to attend the Best FIFA soccer awards, in Milan's La Scala theater, northern Italy, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk is up against five-time winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the FIFA best player award and United States forward Megan Rapinoe is the favorite for the women's award. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Qatar-based GWC will be a third-tier “regional” sponsor in the new category of logistics provider, FIFA said in a statement.

FIFA signs Qatari sponsor in first World Cup deal since 2018 →

FIFA also said South American soccer body CONMEBOL requested a new international window in January 2022, when top European clubs are either playing or on lucrative warm weather breaks in the Middle East.

South American World Cup qualifiers rescheduled for October →

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