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Originally Posted by Slava
Well you can't have it both ways though. What I mean is that you can't on one hand think that having these events in countries like Qatar will help shine a light on these policies and ideals. And on the other hand feel that having these events won't do anything lasting.
The reality is that sportswashing works. The evidence is plain to see this morning. I don't blame Kane personally, but I do blame the FA. If they had any backbone whatsoever they could've said something like "we run campaigns in support LGBTQ people on an ongoing basis, and we support our players in furthering that support on a global stage."
Instead, they pandered to the money.
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I don't know if they're pandering to money but the penalty is to not abide is too severe. FIFA is strict on uniforms and everything. Like your lettering had to be this much above your numbers etc...
The real solution is for UEFA for get out of FIFA, but even then, not all of UEFA is united. There are plenty of racist and homophobic countries in Europe. Heck, the Euros had games in Hungary last year!
So what's the solution? Abandon international football entirely? Or makes stands when possible. I mean the last 3 world cups were in Brazil, Russia and Qatar. It doesn't get much more corrupt than that and nobody boycotted. African countries went to Russia where they throw bananas and make monkey noises.