Bahrain Mirror: Gianni Infantino the President of International Football Federation said that Saudi Arabia and 5 other Arab courtiers asked FIFA to cancel the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid as the country is the "supporter of terrorism".

Infantino told "The Local" that "Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, UAE, Bahrein and Egypt pointed out to "Qatar's Black Record on Terrorism" and asked FIFA to cancel this hosting according to the Article 85 of FIFA Code on the cancelling the World Cup host in case of any emergency."

According to Infantino "the countries have indicated that if FIFA opposes their request they will send a letter to the member countries asking to hold an opinion poll to make a decision on the matter."

In response to a question on FIFA's acceptance or rejection, Infantino emphasized on the possibility of accepting this request saying: "FIFA's mechanisms and regulations are crystal clear, in this case we should look forward to see what will happen on FIFA's next meeting".

Infantino also went on to say: "The above mentioned countries warned FIFA of the risks threatening fans and football player's security in a country that is the base and the castle of Terrorism".

He also pointed out to the harsh language they've used in the letter and threatened to boycott the Word Cup if FIFA does not respond positively to their request.

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