FIFA 2022

M Walid Qoronfleh, Ph.D., MBA is Executive Director, Q3CG Research Institute (QRI), Research & Policy Division, MI, USA. M Mohamed Essa, Ph.D. is based in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Preface; Sports: An Introduction; Football is More Than a Sport and Qatar 2022 is More Than a World Cup; An Overview of Sports Infrastructure in Qatar; Womens Sports in Qatar; Economic Implications of Hosting FIFA World Cup A Study with Special Reference to South Africa, Brazil, Russia and Qatar; The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil; The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Economic Impacts; Indirect Economic Impact Linked with FIFA Tournaments; Sports, Football and Media Coverage: A Brief History; Perspective on Challenges of Climate and Environment in Organizing Sports Events; COVID-19 Plays Soccer; Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Top-Tier Football Tournaments; Football and Health Promotion; Recreational Football and Non-Communicable Diseases; Sweat and Genes Research in Elite Athletes in Qatar; Athletic Performance and Nutrition in Extreme Environment; Sports Psychiatry and Psychology: An Overview; Mental Health and Psychological Aspects of Sport: Special Reference to Qatar; Smart Stadium and Smart Customer Experience Management; Sports and Mass Crowd Management; Face Detection for Football Supporters Crowd; Sports, Disability and Assistive Technology Innovations; Heading for Sustainable Sports Stadium, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar; The Legacy: The Case of Qatar; Index.