Eduardo Li, a FIFA executive committee member from Costa Rica, was among seven people arrested at the luxury Zurich hotel where they were preparing for a congress starting Thursday. All now face deportation to the United States on charges of accepting more than $100 million in bribes.
"We continue to be troubled by the reports coming out of Qatar related to the World Cup and migrant worker conditions," credit card giant Visa said in a statement.
The new "accommodation centers," as a report by Agence France Presse dubs them, are part of the Qatari government's attempt to upgrade living conditions for the hundreds of thousands of migrants toiling in the tiny, petro-rich kingdom.
Messi, the reason most spectators bought tickets, did not play because of a foot injury. And organizers played the wrong music for the Salvadoran national anthem, confusing and irritating the players.
For Barcelona, Lionel Messi has recorded 397 goals in 466 appearances across all competitions. He has added 45 in 97 games for Argentina, four coming during La Albiceleste's run to the World Cup final last summer in Brazil.
The game was hard fought and América was left with one player down after Michael Arroyo was kicked out of the match in the first half for sending a Costa Rican player to the hospital.
Argentina’s Ricardo “El Tigre” Gareca, 56, the former coach of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, is the frontrunner to become Costa Rica’s new head coach for the national football team, known as “La Sele.”
This isn't just about East vs. West tensions or the perils of playing football in the desert heat or the opaque machinations of an organization begging for reform. This is also about the blatant disregard for the role of sports, recognized by the United Nations and much of the international community, to promote human rights as a universal ideal.
