The Disgrace of FIFA

Filed under:Culture War — posted by Q Ball on 12/15/2010 @ 4:05 pm

The president of FIFA, the international soccer organization, said recently that gays should avoid having sex at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar because it is illegal there. This statement reveals the true character of the organization. By deciding to have the 2022 World Cup in Qatar FIFA demonstrated its corruption and hypocrisy. Before every game at last summer’s World Cup the captains of each team spoke about the evils of racism. The European division of FIFA, UEFA, also has a program called RESPECT, which is designed to help end racism and bigotry. FIFA has betrayed soccer fans everywhere by endorsing racism, bigotry and intolerance by awarding the World Cup to a backward culture that produces nothing for the world. I suggest that all fans of soccer all over the world who care about human rights avoid traveling to the 2022 World Cup. Stay home and watch it on your big screen HDTV, you will have a better view of the game I assure you.

Here is a quote from the article:

Qatar’s stance on homosexuality and women’s rights has been widely questioned since it won the right to host the 2022 tournament by promising to bridge east and west. According to Amnesty International, last year in Qatar at least 18 people, mostly foreigners, were sentenced to floggings of between 40 and 100 lashes for offences related to “illicit sexual relations” or alcohol consumption.

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