Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Kevin Chalker was hired by Qatar, a small but wealthy country in the Middle East, to spy on soccer officials in order to help the country win the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to an investigation by the Associated Press.
Chalker, while working for the Qatari government, managed a team of surveillance operatives who spied on rival nations also vying for the World Cup bid as well as FIFA officials, the AP reported, citing documents, communications involving Chalker and interviews with sources. Qatar successfully won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup following a 2010 vote by FIFA executive committee officials.
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