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Gareth Southgate continue to be questioned about attitude England National Team on Qatarhost 2022 World Cup. The Three Lions manager spoke up.
The spotlight is on Qatar, as the host of the 2022 World Cup. The Gulf country has been accused of many human rights violations.
Previously, there had been many reports of Qatar treating migrant workers, most of whom were construction workers at the World Cup stadium, unfairly. In fact, there are reports of many workers dying.
In addition, Qatar is considered a country that is not inclusive of diversity. Qatar still bans LGBTQ+ presence [Lesbian Gay Biseksual Transgender Queer dan lain-lain]which raised concerns that many LGBTQ+ fans would not be able to attend.
Some have called for a boycott of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. While many also continue to support the implementation.
This condition makes many participating countries 2022 World Cup, who is believed to uphold human rights and diversity, his attitude was questioned. Including the England national team, the team managed by Southgate.
The English national team itself has discussed this issue internally. This week, the squad held a meeting after captain harry Kane called on captains of other countries to join in on the problem Qatar.
The 51-year-old manager emphasized that his team was still confused about the attitude to be taken. Because, he thinks there are many things to think about.
“I do not know at all what will be achieved from that [boikot]? It’s obviously going to be a big story, but the tournament is still going on.” Gareth Southgatereported by ESPN.
“The fact is, sadly, the big problem that may not be religious or cultural is what happens to the stadium construction. There’s nothing we can do.”
“I think, as soon as we enter the tournament, that’s the point we will decide. We knew this for four to eight years beforehand that this was going to happen in Qatar. What is this opposition to Qatar in terms of the country?” he asked.
Southgate explained that protesting Qatar meant having to think about the various impacts, including the economy. Just like Russia, which was boycotted because of the war on Ukraine, Qatar has also penetrated into various corners of the British economy.
“Is the question you are asking is protesting Qatar as a country? We are linked, as is Russia, to all kinds of investments in our country. Sainsbury’s [supermarket yang sahamnya mayoritas dimiliki Qatar], shall we stop shopping there? The Shard [gedung tertinggi di London]? there’s a lot of building investment.”
“We are in a very complex world of deals. As has been seen in Saudi Arabia recently. On the one hand, people are talking about investing in Newcastle. On the other hand, we are asking them to lower the price of oil so we can buy gasoline at a lower price. cheap. We all see things like this, all in a complex state.”
“That’s what I said before Christmas. It’s complicated. I know the problem itself is not complicated, but all the consequences, diplomatic relations, dealing with other countries and other organizations are very complicated, I think like that,” he said.
(then / mrp)
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