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EXCLUSIVE: Sport is 'nothing to do with politics' says Al-Khelaifi



Published June 6, 2023, 6:20 a.m. by Arrik Motley


Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi tells Sky News that politicians who use the World Cup to promote their own agendas "will not succeed".

Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the power behind global sports investments by the state of Qatar, owning Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and is the leader of European clubs fending off the Super League rebellion.

Commenting on Jude Bellingham, 19, who has lit up the World Cup, leading England into a quarter-final meeting with France on Saturday, Mr Al-Khelaifi said: "What a player. Honestly, England are lucky to have him … and he's one of the best players in the tournament.

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he's been called the most influential

person in football

nasserole khalifi is qatar's power

behind Global Sports Investments

during the World Cup he's hosting Sports

and Business Leaders and viewing attacks

on the tournament from Europe as

unwarranted politicians they want to use

the sport to promote themselves

to do to achieve something in their

agenda they will not success definitely

you know because

Sports is sports nothing to do with

politics and that's what we're doing

here in Catholic just Sport and football

so all the politicians try to use this

for their own agenda all of them failed

but the Qatar sport is also a means of

projecting power isn't it we have to be

proud to do and say it loudly that we

are proud of our country and we've been

done

for the World Cup and before the World

Cup Mr khalifi has gained prominence

running Paris Saint-Germain with

spending power attracting Talent like

Neymar

ahead of England's World Cup clash with

France teenager Jude Bellingham is on

his radar

amazing player water player honestly

England lucky to have him to be also

known he's one of the best player on the

under in the tournament and amazing I'm

just here I was you know first World Cup

and calm and relax and you know I'm in

Comfort them amazing are you onto your

recruitment team saying how can we sign

Jew Bellingham listen everybody I'm not

gonna hide it you know but I mean I

respect he's in his club and respect for

if we want to talk to him we'll talk to

her first

in club football Mr khalifi has a big

say over the future of the champions

league as if you wait for power broker

he backed protest that torted a super

league but the Breakaway threat remains

you've still got Barcelona and Real

Madrid pursuing this Super League you

know management what they want honestly

I mean no they're playing Champions

League so why are they playing

Championship they don't want if they

really criticize in terms League let's

leave Champions League go play by

yourself plenty of the master go do a

super cup between three of you what are

you playing the championship if I don't

like something I say I don't like it and

I'm not gonna do it you think you've

definitely killed off the Super League

it's gone

he's trying to keep European football

United and grow Qatar sporting status

Rob Harris Sky News Doha

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