DOHA, Qatar — It was 115 degrees on the summer day I arrived in Qatar. That answered my first question: Why had FIFA, among the most hidebound and conservative of international sports bodies, agreed to buck nearly a century of tradition by playing the World Cup in the winter? The second question was a bit more...
Former Brighton and Arsenal goalkeeper Mat Ryan features in the video Australia have released a collective statement against Qatar’s human rights record, becoming the first 2022 World Cup team to do so. The video message criticises the World Cup hosts’ treatment of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people. Football Australia also released a statement saying the...
Australia has become the first team to release a group statement criticising Qatar for its poor human rights record. Addressing the issue in a video, 16 players, including ex-Arsenal and Brighton goalkeeper Matt Ryan, took aim at the host nation’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community. “There are universal values that should define...
Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli will be in action as India take on Netherlands in the T20 World Cup 2022. Photo: @BCCI IND vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score It is going to be the first-ever meeting between Netherlands and India in the T20 World Cup and the Dutch will be willing to...
The 2022 Qatar World Cup is an exercise in two things: How much horror FIFA is willing to tolerate for money, and how many personal liberties people are willing to give up in order to see the event live. Oh, also global soccer prowess, I guess — but that feels tertiary at this point. Adding...
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly triggered a barrage of criticism Wednesday for telling soccer fans to “be respectful” of Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ culture when the World Cup kicks off there next month. Cleverly, a member of the ruling Conservative party, said on LBC Radio that he has spoken to Qatari authorities about how gay fans will...
Qatar is scrapping more COVID-19 rules ahead of the World Cup with visitors no longer required to present negative tests on entry from Tuesday. The government also announced the coronavirus tracking app Ehteraz on phones will only be necessary for entry to health facilities – rather than being needed to access all public buildings. The...
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With just under four weeks to go until the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup begins, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused host nation Qatar of arbitrarily arresting and abusing LGBTQ people, despite calls for the country to update its laws on LGBTQ rights. The human rights group on Monday said that it had documented six cases of...
British LGBTQ activist Peter Tatchell said he was held in Qatar on Tuesday after protesting the Gulf nation’s human rights record, just weeks before it is set to host the FIFA World Cup 2022. Tatchell, who was a leading member of the Gay Liberation Front in the United Kingdom, stood outside the National Museum of...