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Qatar's population is growing at an astonishing rate, driven by an urgent need to support an infrastructure development program estimated to cost $220 billion over the next decade. There are 1.4 million migrants in Qatar, 94 percent of the workforce.

Rio De Janeiro - Wednesday there were reports that an accident at a stadium being constructed to host the opening game of the World Cup in Brazil, 2014, had killed three.

Climbing four places to 137th, the Philippines is currently the top-ranked Southeast Asian team in the latest FIFA world rankings.

The eyes of the football world will be on Dubrovnik, Croatia this month as Michael Platini will attend a UEFA conference and decide his future.

It all started with the 20-cent increase of the bus fares. A small increase that was going to have some serious consequences on people’s budget. A just cause worth fighting for.

The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has condemned allegations of racism and other forms of discriminatory behaviour by HK football fans on Filipinos cheering for Philippine Azkals during their friendly game with the HK football team last June 4.

Basel - The international football association FIFA has chosen Germany's GoalControl GMBH to provide goal line technology ahead of three other companies. The company was the last to be licensed for the FIFA testing process. Simplicity of the system was the key.

Astana - The Bundesliga is taking a break this weekend to make way for World Cup 2014 qualification. Germany will face Kazakhstan in two matches, the first one on March 22 in Kazakhstan, the other in Germany on March 26. Germany is the favorite of experts.

Altay - During a Turkish 2. LIgi match between Altay and Anadolu Selçukluspor, a goal scored by Korhan Öztürk has been chosen as candidate for the Puskas award 2013. Öztürk fired an incredible one time volley from 20 yards into the top left corner of the net

Paris - Soccer's governing body, FIFA, has approved goal-line technology for the 2014 world cup tournament in Brasil. FIFA confirmed that the technology was successful during the World club tournament in Japan in 2012. FIFA will instal system in all 12 venues.