wider inclusivity and representation. we have just had a joint statement from the football associations of england, wales, belgium, denmark, germany, the netherlands and switzerland, all of those football associations were considering weather their captains would be wearing the armband. i am going to read it to you. fifa, which is of course world football s governing body, has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armband is on the field of play. as national federations, armband is on the field of play. as nationalfederations, we armband is on the field of play. as national federations, we can t put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions including bookings. so, we have asked the captains not to attempt to wear the armband ofs in fifa world cup games. i will repeat that for you. this is the football associations saying that they have asked the captains of their national teens not to attempt to wear the armbands in the
good evening. the head of fifa, world football s governing body, has hit back at western critics of qatar s record on human rights, calling their comments hypocrisy . gianni infantino was speaking ahead of the men s football world cup which starts tomorrow. qatar has faced intense scrutiny from the west over issues including its treatment of women, gay rights and conditions for migrant workers. here s our sports editor dan roan. despite everything, kattar is determined to put on a show. a celebration two the opening of the fan park in doha tonight on the eve of the world cup. but fifa has come under fire of the world cup. but fifa has come underfire for bringing of the world cup. but fifa has come under fire for bringing the event here under human rights concerns and today the game s most powerful figure turned on his critics in an extraordinary speech. figure turned on his critics in an extraordinary speech. today i feel a .
this time, by comments from tournament ambassador khalid salman who said, and i quote, that homosexuality is a result of damage in the mind and that fans visiting the gulf state must accept the country s rules. organizers have repeatedly said everyone was welcome in the country for the world cup, but in the interview with german broadcaster zdf, salman said that while gay visitors would be respected but, they have to accept our rules. the interview was cut short by an accompanying official. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. concern has been raised about the safety of fans traveling for the event, especially lgbtq+ individuals and women. well, to make matters more uncomfortable for organisers, the man who was president of world football s governing body when qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010
football s governing body when qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010 has said it was a mistake. sepp blatter told swiss newspaper, tages anzeiger, the country is too small for football and the tournament is too big for it. the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar has been dogged by accusations of widespread corruption, with two investigations launched by swiss prosecutors and the us department ofjustice in 2015. russia and qatar were both effectively cleared by fifa s own investigation in 2017. ben stokes has backed england to come good in their t20 semi final with india on thursday as they look to reach sunday s final in australia. india arguably the most impressive side so far topped their group with four wins from five, while england were second in theirs after struggling to find consistency. the adelaide oval is expected to be sold out for a clash of the titans between the two top ranked teams
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