Qatar Jumped into World Class Sports Business - FIBA
{ business brisk stories } RECAP New York Times wrote about " Qatar Got the World Cup It Wanted " In the end, after a tournament shadowed by controversy since the host rights were awarded, Qatar had the turn in the global spotlight it sought. When the tiny desert state, a thumb-shaped peninsula, launched what seemed like an unlikely quest to host the men's football World Cup, the most popular sporting event on the planet, it sought nothing more than to be better known, to be a player on the world stage. The tournament has cost more than anyone could have dreamed – in money, time, and lives. The extraordinary finale — a fantasy final between Argentina and France; a first World Cup victory for Messi, the world's best player; a frantic encounter decided by six goals and a penalty shootout — ensured it. And, as if to ensure the nation's final imprint on the first World Cup in the Middle East, Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, stopped a beaming Me...