17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko named in German squad for World Cup

Hansi Flick has named 17 year old Borussia Dortmund forward Youssoufa Moukoko in Germany’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar. Flick has also included Mario Gotze, scorer of the winning goal in the 2014 final, in his squad which is Gotze’s first call up in five years.

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Sepp Blatter admits ‘mistake’ in awarding Qatar the World Cup

Sepp Blatter has admitted the decision to award the World Cup to Qatar when he was FIFA president was a “mistake”. The build-up to this year’s World Cup has been dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relations.

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Paul Pogba ruled out of World Cup with knee injury

France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup in Qatar after failing to recover from knee surgery, his agent confirmed today. Pogba underwent an operation in September but his agent said that, following a medical review, the midfielder would not yet return to the Juventus squad or join up with France for the tournament.

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Denmark’s World Cup kits to protest Qatar’s human rights record

The Danish kits for the 2022 World Cup will be much simpler as the national federation and kit supplier Hummel team up to protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar. The third kit is black “the colour of mourning” Hummel said in a post on social media today.

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Germany confirm player bonuses for World Cup victory

German players will receive a bonus of €400,000 each if they win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year. Germany last triumphed in 2014 in Brazil with each player taking home €300,000 a semi-final spot will see them pocket €150,000, a third place finish €200,000 and if they were to lose the final they would get €250,000.

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