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FIFA rejects lawmakers’ call to re-run Qatar World Cup vote

By The Associated Press

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has rejected a call by European lawmakers to re-run the vote which chose Qatar as 2022 World Cup host.

Responding to a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe debate on Thursday, FIFA says it has “no legal obligation for FIFA’s executive committee to revoke” the decision.

The 47-nation PACE meeting in Strasbourg, France, agreed a re-vote was justified by “illegal payments” linked to Qatari former FIFA power broker Mohamed bin Hammam.

Lawmakers relied on British newspaper The Sunday Times reporting last June that Bin Hammam paid $5 million to football officials worldwide to build support for Qatar’s bid.

FIFA accepted legal advice last December to close an ethics investigation into the 2022 hosting contest.

FIFA says “recent developments and decisions have either been omitted or inaccurately reflected” by PACE.

Woman gets other drivers’ speed cam tickets — again and again

By WTOP Staff
WASHINGTON - Miriam Singer's license plate reads "MS" and nothing more. The letters are her initials. But ABC 7 reports Singer -- an 87-year-old Baltimore resident -- has received D.C. speed camera tickets for license plates reading "MS ALF," "MS G" and "MS MAD" in the past four months -- even though she said she hasn't even driven in the District. ABC 7 says speed camera tickets are supposed to be reviewed by a person before being issued. Buel Young, spokesman for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, said it's up to police to double-check every ticket for accuracy before it's sent out. The tickets since have been voided by the Metropolitan Police Department, ABC 7 says. MPD spokeswoman Gwen Crump attributed the mistake to human error. Crump also said some Maryland tags require special handling. Young said he wasn't sure what Crump meant by that. See more from ABC 7 below: WTOP's Ari Ashe contributed to this report. Follow @AriAsheWTOP and @WTOP on Twitter.
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