Norway decides against boycotting FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
3 years, 6 months ago

Norway decides against boycotting FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar

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Norway, which has not qualified for a major international competition since Euro 2000, is currently fourth in its World Cup qualifying group. Norway’s football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state. Tom Hogli, a former professional footballer turned public relations officer for Tromso IL, told AFP: “There is no doubt that this World Cup should never have been awarded to Qatar. Before recent games, Borussia Dortmund star Haaland, captain Martin Odegaard and their teammates have worn t-shirts with slogans like “Human rights on and off the pitch.” FIFA argue that awarding the hosting of the World Cup in Qatar has opened the door to social progress.

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Norway plans protest over decision to award 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Norway plans protest over decision to award 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
1 month ago

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Hindustan Times  

GENEVA — Norway's soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament. FIFA's 211 member federations are holding an online meeting on Wednesday to rubberstamp the decision to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup …

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
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1 month ago

Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Norway’s soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament. “FIFA’s own guidelines for human rights and due diligence have also not been adequately integrated into the process, increasing the risk of human …

FIFA World Cup: Player protests barely affect Qatar’s bilateral ties with participating nations
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup: Player protests barely affect Qatar’s bilateral ties with participating nations

The Hindu  

Qatar hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup amidst a barrage of protests from players and supporters over LGBTQ rights, human rights violations and other issues. Qatar and UK also have multiple strategic dialogues including the Qatar-UK Strategic Investment Partnership and UK-Qatar Energy Dialogue which, according to the two countries, is meant to ‘forge ever closer cooperation’. Belgian players, in the …

Virtue or Signalling? FIFA World Cup 2022 Protests Get Mixed Reaction
2 years, 1 month ago

Virtue or Signalling? FIFA World Cup 2022 Protests Get Mixed Reaction

News 18  

Human rights protests at the World Cup have drawn everything from sympathy to indifference and outright hostility, with Qatar’s critics often finding themselves in the firing line. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot “Put your hands over your mouths and we …

FIFA World Cup 2022: Netherlands fans right to boycott Qatar tournament, says coach Louis van Gaal
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: Netherlands fans right to boycott Qatar tournament, says coach Louis van Gaal

India Today  

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has said the Dutch fans who are planning to boycott the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar over human rights concerns are right in doing so. Only 3,000 Dutch fans are expected to travel to Qatar to support Virgil van Dijk's side during their World Cup campaign. Qatar has repeatedly denied allegations of exploitation of …

Football didn't do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, says Norway manager Stale Solbakken
2 years, 1 month ago

Football didn't do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, says Norway manager Stale Solbakken

India Today  

Norway manager Stale Solbakken has said that the football world hasn’t done enough to stop the FIFA World Cup happening in Qatar. Speaking to the Independent, Solbakken said the football world and the journalists haven’t done enough to stop the Qatar World Cup. The first years after it was given to Qatar, I think the whole world was more or …

Why Boycott Qatar 2022? Here’s why FIFA World Cup is under scanner
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Boycott Qatar 2022? Here’s why FIFA World Cup is under scanner

Live Mint  

Qatar has been under fire over hosting the FIFA 2022 World Cup. As the tournament starts on November 20, Corruption allegations, worries about the rights of migrant construction workers and the nation's opposition to LGBTQ rights are forcing FIFA and the Qatar 2022 organisers to reevaluate their own positions and the very culture of the world game. In Europe, Boycott …

From LGBTQI rights to migrant workers: FIFA pleads with World Cup teams not to drag politics at 2022 Qatar
2 years, 2 months ago

From LGBTQI rights to migrant workers: FIFA pleads with World Cup teams not to drag politics at 2022 Qatar

India Today  

FIFA has pleaded with the World Cup teams, urging them to now focus on football instead of dragging ideological or political differences at the 2022 Qatar. FIFA president Gianni Infantino and secretary general Fatma Samour wrote a letter to 32 participating nations after the teams made several protests on issues ranging from LGBTQI+ rights to the treatment of migrant workers. …

Fifa scolded in damning speech by Norwegian FA president before World Cup draw
2 years, 9 months ago

Fifa scolded in damning speech by Norwegian FA president before World Cup draw

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Norway FA president Lise Klaveness spoke at the …

FIFA denounced at own conference for 'unacceptable consequences' of awarding the World Cup to Qatar
2 years, 9 months ago

FIFA denounced at own conference for 'unacceptable consequences' of awarding the World Cup to Qatar

Daily Mail  

FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has been denounced at its own Congress by the president of the Norwegian football federation. Norway wore t-shirts protesting the human rights record of 2022 World Cup hosts, Qatar 'In 2010, World Cups were awarded by FIFA in unacceptable ways with unacceptable consequences,' added Klaveness. 'The migrant workers injured or …

Norway club launches QR code jersey to defend rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup
3 years, 1 month ago

Norway club launches QR code jersey to defend rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup

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The first division team will don the jersey on Sunday against Viking during the Norwegian league’s last match before the winter break. Norwegian club Tromso IL on Monday presented what it called “the world’s first football jersey with a QR code” aimed at defending human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Tromso said it was the first …

FIFA World Cup 2022: Danish sports minister says team won't boycott showpiece event in Qatar
3 years, 2 months ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: Danish sports minister says team won't boycott showpiece event in Qatar

Firstpost  

Qatar has faced criticism amid reports of discriminatory laws and conditions for the migrant workers preparing the Gulf nation for next year’s tournament. Despite calling it “a wrong decision” to stage next year’s World Cup in Qatar, the Danish sports minister said on Wednesday that a boycott of the tournament is not the answer. Speaking a day after Denmark qualified …

Danish sports minister says team to go to World Cup in Qatar
3 years, 2 months ago

Danish sports minister says team to go to World Cup in Qatar

The Hindu  

Despite calling it “a wrong decision” to stage next year’s World Cup in Qatar, the Danish sports minister said on Wednesday that a boycott of the tournament is not the answer. Speaking a day after Denmark qualified for the tournament, Ane Halsboe-Joergensen told broadcaster TV2 that the team will go to World Cup. Qatar has faced criticism amid reports of …

Norway votes against boycott of Qatar World Cup over human rights
3 years, 6 months ago

Norway votes against boycott of Qatar World Cup over human rights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Norway’s Football Federation has comprehensively …

The growing calls for a boycott of the Qatar World Cup
3 years, 9 months ago

The growing calls for a boycott of the Qatar World Cup

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 32 year old decided to petition Denmark’s parliament …

FIFA World Cup 2022: Germany's Toni Kroos slams hosts Qatar over treatment of migrant workers
3 years, 9 months ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: Germany's Toni Kroos slams hosts Qatar over treatment of migrant workers

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Kroos’ comments came after the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Norway all protested by wearing T-shirts with messages such as “Human Rights” or “Football supports change” before World Cup qualifiers over the last week. Berlin: Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has sharply criticised 2022 World Cup host nation Qatar in the wake of several European teams protesting about conditions …

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Denmark players join protest against Qatar's treatment of migrant workers
3 years, 9 months ago

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Denmark players join protest against Qatar's treatment of migrant workers

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Players from Germany and the Netherlands have also protested in recent days as the European qualifying campaign begins for the 2022 tournament, the hosting of which was controversially awarded a decade ago to Qatar. Paris: Denmark on Sunday joined Norway and other European national teams in a growing movement protesting against the treatment of migrant workers involved in building venues …

Qatar World Cup: Calls to boycott tournament ‘10 years too late’, says Joshua Kimmich
3 years, 9 months ago

Qatar World Cup: Calls to boycott tournament ‘10 years too late’, says Joshua Kimmich

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich said calls to boycott …

Dutch players make rights statement ahead of Latvia match
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch players make rights statement ahead of Latvia match

The Hindu  

The Netherlands national team wore T-shirts on Saturday emblazoned with the words “Football supports change,” in an apparent statement about human rights in World Cup host Qatar, ahead of its Group G qualifier against Latvia. Defender Matthijs de Ligt had said ahead of the match that the Dutch team wanted to make a statement about the human rights situation in …

Why are football teams protesting against Qatar 2022 World Cup?
3 years, 9 months ago

Why are football teams protesting against Qatar 2022 World Cup?

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of qualifiers, Norway, Germany and Netherlands footballers have protested Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers. Footballers are staging on-field protests in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers to highlight Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and its human rights record that have been under the spotlight since it was awarded the hosting of next year’s tournament. There have also been protests against …

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Netherlands players aim rights protest at Qatar ahead of Latvia clash
3 years, 9 months ago

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Netherlands players aim rights protest at Qatar ahead of Latvia clash

Firstpost  

Germany lined up before the Iceland game in black T-shirts with white lettering to spell out “Human Rights”, while Norway donned T-shirts with the message “Human rights, on and off the pitch” before their qualifier against Gibraltar. The Hague: The Netherlands national team protested in support of human rights in Qatar ahead of Saturday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier match against …

German FA opposes boycotting Qatar World Cup, says its president
3 years, 9 months ago

German FA opposes boycotting Qatar World Cup, says its president

The Hindu  

The German Football Association is opposed to boycotting the 2022 World Cup but will get behind the national football team in pledging support for the rights of migrant workers in Qatar, the governing body’s president Fritz Keller said on Friday. Germany lined up before kickoff in its opening World Cup qualifier against Iceland in Duisburg on Thursday wearing shirts displaying …

Germany shows support for human rights before Iceland game
3 years, 9 months ago

Germany shows support for human rights before Iceland game

The Hindu  

Germany displayed its support for migrant workers building 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar ahead of its 3-0 home win over Iceland in its opening Group J qualifier on Thursday. The players lined up before kickoff wearing shirts displaying the message “HUMAN RIGHTS” and midfielder Leon Goretzka, who scored Germany’s opening goal, elaborated on the protest. That was clear.” Germany’s …

Germany wears ‘human rights’ shirts after Norway’s protest
3 years, 9 months ago

Germany wears ‘human rights’ shirts after Norway’s protest

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The German national team wore T-shirts to show support for human rights ahead of a World Cup qualifying game Thursday, hours after FIFA said Norway would not be disciplined for its attempt to draw attention to labor rights abuses in Qatar. Bayern has held training camps there since 2011 and is Bayern’s honorary president Uli Hoeness said he …

Norway makes human rights statement before World Cup qualifier
3 years, 9 months ago

Norway makes human rights statement before World Cup qualifier

The Hindu  

Norway's national team used its opening qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to make an apparent statement about human rights abuses in the Gulf nation. Players lined up before kickoff against Gibraltar wearing T-shirts over their national-team jerseys that had the message “HUMAN RIGHTS” followed by “Respect on and off the pitch.” Earlier, the players wore T-shirts …

'Human rights, on and off pitch' Norway stage 2022 Qatar World Cup protest
3 years, 9 months ago

'Human rights, on and off pitch' Norway stage 2022 Qatar World Cup protest

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Norway stars Erling Braut Haaland and Martin Odegaard on Wednesday donned t-shirts with the slogan ‘Human rights, on and off the pitch’ in support of migrant workers building World Cup venues in Qatar for the 2022 finals. Haaland, national captain Odegaard as well as teammates wore the shirts, with their protest printed in black and white, as the national anthems …

Should football boycott the Qatar World Cup?
3 years, 9 months ago

Should football boycott the Qatar World Cup?

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Before you get to anything else, this World Cup is as elementary …

World Cup qualifiers: Erling Haaland's Norway hint at pre-match protest over Qatar human rights abuses
3 years, 9 months ago

World Cup qualifiers: Erling Haaland's Norway hint at pre-match protest over Qatar human rights abuses

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Norway players plan to use the fixture against Gibraltar as an opportunity to express their reservations about Qatar’s human rights record. Oslo: Striker Erling Haaland and several other Norway players are preparing a special gesture in support of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of this week’s first World Cup qualifier, coach Staale Solbakken said on Tuesday. The Scandinavian nation will …

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