Europe rights body urges FIFA to strengthen 'integrity' of football

Bangla Press Desk: Pan-European rights organisation the Council of Europe on Sunday urged governing body FIFA to strengthen the "integrity" of football, saying that the World Cup co-hosted by the United States had raised "question after question".

The 2026 World Cup, which winds up later Sunday with Argentina playing Spain in the final, had been tainted by political pressure, racist abuse of players and the opening up to betting markets which paves the way to fraud, Council of Europe secretary general Alain Berset said in a statement.