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Ken Bates lambasts FIFA over holding 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Image: Ken Bates: Tirade against Sepp Blatter

Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has launched a scathing attack on FIFA and called on national associations around the globe to boycott the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.

He added: "If FIFA persist with this scheme, they should collectively boycott the event and not make their players available."

'Resign from FIFA'

Bates went further in his tirade, urging national associations to end their membership to FIFA altogether. He wrote: "The ultimate sanction would be to resign from this incompetent organisation and see them collapse." FIFA was not the only organisation to feel Bates's wrath, with UEFA also coming in for criticism. The former Chelsea owner is particularly unhappy with plans to hold Euro 2020 at cities throughout Europe. He added: "This could mean the games are staged anywhere from Dublin to Moscow, Belgrade or even Jerusalem. "The logistics of implementing this idea would be horrendous. "Both UEFA and FIFA speak with forked tongues. They say clubs should reduce the size of domestic competitions to reduce players' fatigue, while at the same time increasing international fixtures, including fatuous friendlies, all for profit."