New stadiums, airports and oil links: The environmental cost of Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup

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The Saudis have won the right to host football’s biggest tournament - but its bid doesn't seriously address the environmental issues, write Keele University's Matthew Hutchinson and Nottingham Trent University's Seth I. Kirby

FIFA has confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men's World Cup, meaning the biggest football event on the planet will return to the Middle East. Throughout the bidding process concerns were...

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