Scottish FA Announces Qatar Airways Cup Friendly Will Be One-Off

Scotland's football bosses have "moved to cut their ties with Qatar after a controversial friendly between the two countries," according to Mark Aitken of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. The Scottish FA on Saturday revealed the "inaugural" match for the Qatar Airways Cup would be a one-off. The Scottish game's ruling body had "billed the friendly between Scotland and Qatar at Easter Road on Friday night as the first in a series." But the SFA has now ruled out future matches between the two national sides. An SFA spokesperson said, "There are no plans for the Qatar Airways Cup to be an annual event." On Saturday, campaigners criticized the SFA's "continuing silence over the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar." The SFA's Simon Barrow said, "The voice of fans who do not want football to be a blood sport has been listened to. But this is just the start." The SFA "declined to say how much sponsorship funding it had received from Qatar Airways for the match" (DAILY RECORD, 6/7).