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Blatter backing winter WC sparks doubt over bid process

LONDON/DOHA Sepp Blatter's latest salvo in favour of a winter switch for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has exacerbated perceptions of how much of a shambles was the bidding process concluded by the FIFA executive committee's vote last month. Blatter, speaking before the launch of the Asian Cup in Doha, said: "I expect [.

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