Qatari prime minister does not know rules of football

[HuSsAiN]

The prime minister of Qatar, the nation which will host the 2022 World Cup, has admitted he does not understand the rules of football.

Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim al-Thani had been congratulated by British counterpart David Cameron on winning the bid when he made his comment.

The sheikh said: "First of all, I have to admit that I am very weak in the sport so I don't know the rules.

"I like the sport but I'm not involved. I respect that Fifa chose Qatar."
Qatar triumphed after a vote held by Fifa's executive committee on 2 December in Zurich.

After England failed to pick up more than two votes for their 2018 bid, Cameron had described the way world football is governed as "murky".

Cameron is on a tour of the Middle East and was speaking with the sheikh at a press conference in Doha.

[EKBATAN]

i doubt even 1% of Qatar population knows rules of football

[rugs]

How is this news?

[Masoud_A]

How is this news?

[persianallstars]

How is this news?

[kaebi kabab]

obviously matey why post something we already know

[KC McElroy]

The qatari prime minister also smells very bad.

[HuSsAiN]

How is this news?

Thats why it wasn't posted in the General Forum

[not all topics in sports forum are 'news']

[Nokhodi]

I'm assuming he's obese.

[leviathan]

How difficult is it to learn the rules of football?

The basics i mean,....

Below is the only rule people who have never played football often ask me: (why didn't the keeper pick up the ball?)

Once the goal keeper picks up the ball he has six seconds to punt it or release it. He is allowed to pick up the ball, run with it and then punt it, throw it, or drop it and dribble or kick it. (However, he cannot touch it with his hands outside the “Penalty Box” and once he drops it he can’t touch it again with his hands until another player has touched it).

[HuSsAiN]

^
Thats not related to the back-pass rule, but I get what you mean.

[K.C.I.N.]

What is Qatari ?