There sure are a lot of people who would agree with him. Roy Keane has said the World Cup should not be held in Qatar and accused the country of lacking “common decency” with its human rights record. Here’s what you need to know.
Qatar has come under increased scrutiny since being awarded the 2022 tournament in controversial circumstances, with focus on its treatment of women, members of the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers. Keane said the human rights issues have been dismissed flippantly.
Soccer Legend Roy Keane Says The World Cup Shouldn’t Be Held In Qatar
“The World Cup shouldn’t be here, it shouldn’t be here,” he said ahead of Argentina’s game with Saudi Arabia. “It has been mentioned with corruption regarding FIFA. The country, the way they treat migrant workers, gay people.
He continued, “It is great that it has been brought up. They shouldn’t have the World Cup here, you can’t treat people like that. We all love football and we’re on about spreading the game but to dismiss human rights flippantly because of a football tournament is not right. It shouldn’t be here.
The bottom line is, we are talking about common decency, how you treat people. Football, the greatest sport in the world, there is so much money involved, there will be corruption but let’s get back to basics, you have to treat people with decency. It should start and finish with that.”
Qatar, the smallest country to host a World Cup, is bracing for the expected arrival of 1.2 million fans during the month long tournament, more than a third of the Gulf Arab state’s 3 million population. It’s also been noted that Qatar has been ordered by Fifa to stop forcing fans to remove their rainbow hats when they enter stadiums. Fans reported being forced to remove rainbow-coloured bucket hats, rainbow wristbands and even rainbow laces.
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