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The FA will comment on human rights in Qatar
According to the Daily Mail, FA and England manager Gareth Southgay is expected to make a human rights statement in Qatar this week, two months ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
England manager Gareth Southgate and the FA are expected to make statements and positions on human rights in Qatar this week ahead of the 2022 World Cup, which begins on November 20.
However, this isn’t the first time Southgate has will do something similar as he has repeatedly expressed his concerns for people in the LGBTI community as homosexuality is illegal in the country and he has also campaigned for workers’ human rights.
At the same time, players will also try to help in their own way, as the Daily Mail reports that Harry Kane He will also try to speak to other national team captains such as Christian Eriksen, Virgil van Dijk and Hugo Lloris so that together they agree on a symbolic step in support of human rights.
It is worth noting that the English Football Association has been criticized for not moving forward with a collective statement on human rights in Qatar made by the Football Association of Wales last August, calling for a center for migrant workers to be set up in the country after the World Cup.
We recall that pafter their research Daily mail 239 Nepalese workers have lost their lives in Qatar in the 12 months from 2020 to 2021. However, 45% of deaths were attributed to natural causes.
Source: sport 24
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