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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2022 9:55:56 GMT
I mean there’s literally worse places in the world at the minute. And it’s too late for FIFA to pull out, which they probably wouldn’t do anyway.
The human rights record is literally the only problem I’ve heard about Qatar. It’s been the same for other Arabian countries that have been accused of sport washing.
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Post by timleschild on Oct 28, 2022 10:38:14 GMT
No it is not right.
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Post by bohnny on Oct 28, 2022 10:40:25 GMT
The ONLY problem …. Bit of a biggie though
But no they won’t pull out. It’s not as if FIFA didn’t know when they awarded the rights, or that they (or any international sporting organisation) would let a piffling little thing like 6K deaths get in the way do s***loads of cash
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Post by timleschild on Oct 28, 2022 10:53:09 GMT
The ONLY problem …. Bit of a biggie though But no they won’t pull out. It’s not as if FIFA didn’t know when they awarded the rights, or that they (or any international sporting organisation) would let a piffling little thing like 6K deaths get in the way do s***loads of cash But it is not the only problem, what about LGBT rights in Qatar? |
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Post by Stevo on Oct 28, 2022 11:23:08 GMT
The correct answer is, no Qatar shouldn't be hosting the World Cup!
The problem I have with the complaints from some of the competing nations is, Qatar were named as the hosts for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in 2010. Everybody at the time knew this was just oil money going to Blatter & Co for the right to host the World Cup. FIFA didn't give a damn about anything else. (It's not like Qatar had any pedigree in international football!) Countries could have boycotted the tournament if they really felt so strongly about Qatar's human rights/LGBT records at any stage since World Cup qualifying started. They chose not to. So they all competed knowing full well that they'd be going to Qatar if they qualified.
Speaking out now is just hypocrisy and virtue signalling. Don't like what goes on in Qatar? Don't go there then!
But of course, there's too much ££ in the World Cup, so we'll go and wear rainbow armbands... that'll really show 'em, won't it?!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 10:09:52 GMT
Maybe a better question should be, is it possible to morally watch the World Cup this year? I want the answer to be yes, but I’m not really sure at this point.
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Post by timleschild on Oct 30, 2022 10:27:48 GMT
Maybe a better question should be, is it possible to morally watch the World Cup this year? I want the answer to be yes, but I’m not really sure at this point. This is a decision only you can make I feel. I don't watch football but I know we all make personal decisions where we separate the art from the artist & I guess this is similar. |
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