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Influence preferred over Qatar boycott May 20, 2021 Intense pressure from Norwegian football fans and players has prompted Norway’s national football association to join a Nordic effort to put more pressure of their own on the international football federation FIFA. They clearly prefer more influence over FIFA to any boycott of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where officials have been accused of serious human rights violations and horrific treatment of migrant workers. Members of Norway’s national football team (Landslaget) expressed their concern over the situation in Qatar by wearing T-shirts that advocated human rights, “on and off the pitch.” They’ve also mounted other demonstrations, backed by their new coach, Ståle Solbakken. PHOTO: NFF/Bildbyran/Vegard Wivestad Grøtt ....
Qatar boycott now up to the players March 15, 2021 Norway’s football federation (NFF) managed to avoid discussion over the weekend on rising calls to boycott the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Now it may be up to the national football team’s players themselves to take up the ball, or at least try to make the international football federation FIFA more human-rights oriented. The new Al Janoub Stadium is one of several in Qatar where the FIFA World Cup Qatar is set to play out. Lots of Norwegians don’t want their team to take part. PHOTO: Wikipedia/Valdenio Vieira ....