DOHA: Saud Al Mohannadi, Vice-President of Qatar Football Association, revealed that efforts to establish a court for sport arbitration in Qatar have been in full gear for the past three years. Al Mohannadi, who earlier this month was named head of competitions’ committee in the Asian Football Confederation, cited the recent founding of a local fully independent footballers union as a vital step in realizing the goal of establishing an internationally recognized sports judicial body in Qatar. “In addition to various entities in and outside of Qatar, the Qatar National Olympic Committee has lent its support since the early stages of this project, this was demonstrated back in March when QFA and QNOC confirmed the partnership between the two bodies”, he said. The court will provide services in order to resolve legal disputes in the field of sport through arbitration and mediation in accordance to the rules and regulations of FIFA and other internationally recognized bodies.