(MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) The president of the German football association (DFB) Reinhard Grindel says politicians must find a solution to the diplomatic crisis in Qatar. But he feels soccer can provide a social impulse there and in Russia too.Football can not replace political solutions, insisted DFB President Reinhard Grindel on Thursday when asked about the diplomatic crisis in Qatar. The 2022 World Cup hosts find themselves politically isolated in the Gulf region after several Arab neighbors accused them of supporting terrorism. Grindel also urged complete press freedom at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and at the Confed Cup which starts next week. With just one year to go before the World Cup, an "even more important signal would be independent doping controls."

Source: Daily News Egypt June 10, 2017 06:56 UTC