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Football is a universal sport and every region of the world must be able to organize an international competition.
In the midst of a boycott of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the former President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012), defended the organization of the competition in the Middle Eastern country.
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Football does not belong only to Westerners, whether they are French, English, Italian or American.
It is a sport that brings people together.
I observe that all the countries that have organized major international events in recent years have been the subject of multiple controversies: China, Russia, Brazil, today Qatar.
We should give each of these host countries the chance to demonstrate their know-how and wait for how these events will unfold before judging them
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