Rivals Worried By Rising Power Of PSG, Says Owner

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 Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has insisted that rivals are ''worried'' about the threat posed by his club and has launched a passionate defence of his home country Qatar, the controversial host of the 2022 World Cup.
Qatar-owned PSG is in the Gulf state on a winter training camp and played Real Madrid overnight Thursday in a friendly in Doha before returning to France to resume its domestic campaign.
The Paris club has emerged as one of the most powerful names in soccer since being bought out by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, helped by a huge sponsorship deal with the Qatar Tourism Authority, which could net it up to €200 million ($312 million) a year.
Al-Khelaifi also sought to defend Qatar against allegations that the country has abused the rights of workers involved in construction projects ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

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''As a Qatari, it hurt me,'' he said. ''I know my country. The law is very strict. No one in our country from the government or the people would accept seeing foreign companies go against the law.''

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