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Qatar World Cup Ambassador Says Homosexuality Is ‘Damage In The Mind’
08 Nov

Qatar World Cup Ambassador Says Homosexuality Is ‘Damage In The Mind’

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A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was "damage in the mind", as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament in less than two weeks. In an interview filmed in Doha and to be screened later on Tuesday, former Qatari international Khalid Salman addressed the issue of homosexuality, which is illegal in the conservative Muslim country. Some soccer players have raised concerns over the rights of fans travelling to the event, especially LGBT+ individuals and women, whom rights groups say Qatari laws discriminate against. The country expects more than one million visitors…
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Qatar Minister Accuses Germany Of ‘Double Standards’ In World Cup Criticism
07 Nov

Qatar Minister Accuses Germany Of ‘Double Standards’ In World Cup Criticism

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Qatar's foreign minister has accused Germany of "double standards" over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record and has defended its summoning of the German ambassador, in a newspaper interview published on Monday. Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who along with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population. Qatar's foreign ministry last month summoned the German ambassador over Interior Minister Nancy Faeser's comments that a country's human rights record should be factored into whether they are selected as World Cup host. "On the one side,…
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‘Focus on The Football . . . Not Ideological or Political Battle That Exists’ – FIFA To World Cup Teams
04 Nov

‘Focus on The Football . . . Not Ideological or Political Battle That Exists’ – FIFA To World Cup Teams

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FIFA have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the tournament in Qatar and not be part of lecturing on morality and dragging football "into every ideological or political battle that exists". Sky News has exclusively seen the full letter from FIFA's president, Gianni Infantino, and the governing body's secretary general, Fatma Samoura, that has been sent amid growing pressure on players to be activists around the tournament. It has been a World Cup build-up dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that…
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Black Stars Drop To 61st In Latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings
06 Oct

Black Stars Drop To 61st In Latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings

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The Black Stars of Ghana have dropped one place in FIFA’s latest world rankings. The four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners are now 61st, after being previously ranked 60th. This means the Black Stars are still the least ranked country heading into the 2022 World Cup. On the continent, the Black Stars are ranked 11th, with Senegal maintaining top spot. Morocco, Tunisia, Nigeria and Algeria complete Africa’s top five. Brazil also maintain their top spot on the globe in a very familiar top 10, with Italy leapfrogging Spain into 6th, the only change. 172 games were played in total for…
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GFA Reacts To Interlocutory Injunction On Ghana Premier League
13 Sep

GFA Reacts To Interlocutory Injunction On Ghana Premier League

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The Ghana Football Association says it will not allow a few unscrupulous individuals to disrupt the start of the new football season. General Secretary of the Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, says the FA is focused on ensuring club owners do not invest in vain. He spoke on Luv FM on issues related to a possible injunction on the start of the 2022/23 Betpawa Ghana Premier League. The banned CEO of AshantiGold SC, Dr. Kwaku Frimpong, is said to have secured an interlocutory injunction restraining the GFA from commencing the 2022/23 season. The Obuasi-based club secured the injunction in protest against the decision of the GFA’s…
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FIFA-Qatar World Cup 2022: Suffering, Human Rights Abuses And Deaths- The Story of Migrant Workers In Qatar
20 May

FIFA-Qatar World Cup 2022: Suffering, Human Rights Abuses And Deaths- The Story of Migrant Workers In Qatar

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"We don’t know what to do-we are heading to seven months without salary". This is the story of Daniel, one of the migrant workers working on a World Cup stadium in Qatar. Daniel is among more than 100 migrant workers in Qatar who have not received their salaries for the past 7 months. With less than 6 moths to the Word Cup, migrant workers in Qatar say they have no day off, as they work day and night to make the 2022 world Cup a reality. Amnesty International has recorded several human rights abuses among migrant employees working at Qatar…
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