It's (almost) official: The 2022 World Cup is a total abomination

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is still seven years away, but this week brought the latest in a long line of indignities and injustices that already define it. Call it the cherry on top of a festering, rotten sundae that won't be served until the next decade

Shady bidding process? Check. Atrocious working conditions that have led to scores of deaths of migrant workers building the mega-event's infrastructure? Check. And now, moving the event to an awkward — almost sacrilegious — time of year? Check, apparently

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Sports Illustrated soccer reporter Grant Wahl reported this week that it's a "done deal" that the 2022 World Cup will take place in November and December instead of its standard summer timeframe. FIFA brass are expected to make that move official at a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, next month, according to Wahl. Read more...

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