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SpiderSpurs 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 said:

World Cup 2022: Gary Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' controversial tournament​

Last updated 40 minutes ago
Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.

The host nation has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

Lineker said there was a "queasy feeling" surrounding the tournament.

"This is our job to come and report it and show people what it's about at home and hopefully in a fair way," he said.

Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, Match of the Day presenter Lineker said: "There are significant issues around this World Cup, obviously with human rights issues, what has happened with the building of the stadiums and workers' rights and homophobia and various things they have here.

"I am accustomed to it as I've spent most of my life in the build-up to World Cups talking about issues other than football, but when the football starts you tend to stop talking about it. But that is how sportswashing works so you have to be careful."

Qatar has been accused of sportswashing - the act of using sport to improve reputation and project a positive image of a country - but World Cup organisers have promised openness and inclusivity.

Referring to Russia's invasion of Crimea before the last World Cup in 2018, former England captain Lineker added: "I felt we were sportswashed in Russia. I don't think the world stood up about what had happened in Crimea and I include ourselves in that.

"It didn't seem like the world objected as much as they have done about Russia invading Ukraine. You learn lessons. This is where the World Cup is. It's here and we are here to report the World Cup and not support it. We will raise the issues and talk about them.

"Whether that makes any change here, I suspect it won't, but I think it's important to talk about the various issues going on, as well as the football."
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Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' World Cup

Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.
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The suggestion that MOTD, Sky Sports etc. are going to allow themselves to be comandeered as makeshift political platforms for the varying opinions of their pundits and presenters is incredibly far-fetched.
 
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SpiderSpurs 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 said:

World Cup 2022: Gary Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' controversial tournament​

Last updated 40 minutes ago
Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.

The host nation has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

Lineker said there was a "queasy feeling" surrounding the tournament.

"This is our job to come and report it and show people what it's about at home and hopefully in a fair way," he said.

Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, Match of the Day presenter Lineker said: "There are significant issues around this World Cup, obviously with human rights issues, what has happened with the building of the stadiums and workers' rights and homophobia and various things they have here.

"I am accustomed to it as I've spent most of my life in the build-up to World Cups talking about issues other than football, but when the football starts you tend to stop talking about it. But that is how sportswashing works so you have to be careful."

Qatar has been accused of sportswashing - the act of using sport to improve reputation and project a positive image of a country - but World Cup organisers have promised openness and inclusivity.

Referring to Russia's invasion of Crimea before the last World Cup in 2018, former England captain Lineker added: "I felt we were sportswashed in Russia. I don't think the world stood up about what had happened in Crimea and I include ourselves in that.

"It didn't seem like the world objected as much as they have done about Russia invading Ukraine. You learn lessons. This is where the World Cup is. It's here and we are here to report the World Cup and not support it. We will raise the issues and talk about them.

"Whether that makes any change here, I suspect it won't, but I think it's important to talk about the various issues going on, as well as the football."
www.bbc.co.uk

Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' World Cup

Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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He's taken his pieces of silver and no amount of "We're only here to report what's going on" is going to change the fact that they've all sold out to cold hard cash.

Tossers the lot of them.

How much money is "enough"

And as for Beckham.... Horrible decision he's made just to add another zero to the already huge bank balance.
 
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Sean said:
Take them to the cleaners.
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I'm slightly confused. Isn't this more on the Qatari's than FIFA? This appears to be something which they were always going to do but wanted the competition so badly that they were prepared to say nothing until the last minute. I wouldn't be surprised if this was but a first of many u turns.
 
1882 said:
That's Sharia law for you!!
This is gonna be the worst, most repressed, corrupt, double standard World Cup in history..imagine if England win it? We'll all look back on it with misty eyed nostalgia in 20 years... with our rose tinted "Google Goggles"
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I wouldn't worry about winning it....
 
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1882 said:
That's Sharia law for you!!
This is gonna be the worst, most repressed, corrupt, double standard World Cup in history..imagine if England win it? We'll all look back on it with misty eyed nostalgia in 20 years... with our rose tinted "Google Goggles"
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Yeah I can only imagine how awful that would be, the hangover from the celebrations would be a killer.
 
SpiderSpurs 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 said:

World Cup 2022: Gary Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' controversial tournament​

Last updated 40 minutes ago
Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.

The host nation has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

Lineker said there was a "queasy feeling" surrounding the tournament.

"This is our job to come and report it and show people what it's about at home and hopefully in a fair way," he said.

Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, Match of the Day presenter Lineker said: "There are significant issues around this World Cup, obviously with human rights issues, what has happened with the building of the stadiums and workers' rights and homophobia and various things they have here.

"I am accustomed to it as I've spent most of my life in the build-up to World Cups talking about issues other than football, but when the football starts you tend to stop talking about it. But that is how sportswashing works so you have to be careful."

Qatar has been accused of sportswashing - the act of using sport to improve reputation and project a positive image of a country - but World Cup organisers have promised openness and inclusivity.

Referring to Russia's invasion of Crimea before the last World Cup in 2018, former England captain Lineker added: "I felt we were sportswashed in Russia. I don't think the world stood up about what had happened in Crimea and I include ourselves in that.

"It didn't seem like the world objected as much as they have done about Russia invading Ukraine. You learn lessons. This is where the World Cup is. It's here and we are here to report the World Cup and not support it. We will raise the issues and talk about them.

"Whether that makes any change here, I suspect it won't, but I think it's important to talk about the various issues going on, as well as the football."
www.bbc.co.uk

Lineker in Qatar to 'report, not support' World Cup

Gary Lineker says he is in Qatar to "report, not support" the World Cup and will discuss the issues surrounding the "tainted" tournament on air.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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I thought Wayne was the creepy bro exploiting others
 
Mariner said:
All true and Argentina was pretty fucking corrupt not far off this lot. My sis in law lives above a flat whose family disappeared because a colonel wanted the place as bolthole in Buenos Aires when the tournament was on. This is just a minor story of a mountain of no good
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Shocking!

If you imagine what fear prevailed and you constantly had to reckon with arrest, torture and death!
It's true, from today's perspective, this World Cup in Argentina was also a mess! The military kills people and in the German Quarter the head of the DFB receives the National Socialist pack, who was ardent until his death!
In Germany only among leftists, liberals an issue - but only for a very short time!

I am glad that the world is at least developing a little further and that the awarding of prestigious events to countries like Qatar is at least being discussed in a contrary way!
At least this step is done!
 
Jimmy D said:
www.theguardian.com

World Cup fan village still a building site 48 hours before Qatar 2022 kicks off

The Rawdat Al Jahhaniya accommodation is near the stadium where Wales play their first game in Qatar, against the US
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It’s shit but there has been camp sites open at various previous world cups across the world and especially in Europe for fans going to games. Is this that much different?

Terrible accommodation but it’s just part of the bigger stick to hit Qatar with. I’d be more worried about going there, celebrating a goal with a mate and being accused of being gay and ending up in prison. They say they won’t arrest people but I bet they will.
 
www.theguardian.com

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut
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