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Which Players Are Out Of The FIFA 2022 Lineup

Which Players Are Out Of The FIFA 2022 Lineup

Staging the FIFA World Cup through the domestic season of many major leagues is always going to be a problem for a number of reasons – not least of which is the tendency for players to be lost to injury. While absenteeism is nothing new in a handful of painful tournaments, the problem is exacerbated this time as club matches continue up to a week earlier. Qatar 2022 starts, more matches are…

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Why French cities are refusing to show World Cup games on giant public screens

The World Cup begins next month in Qatar. France is the defending champion, but French cities have decided not to show the games at public gatherings to protest Qatar’s record on human rights.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

The FIFA Men’s World Cup, the most widely watched sporting event on the planet, begins November 20 in Qatar. France is the defending champ, but many French cities are refusing to broadcast the games on giant public screens. NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley tells us why.

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ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: When France beat Croatia to win the 2018 World Cup held in Russia, a hundred thousand fans went wild back in Paris under the Eiffel Tower in an official fan zone. But this year, Paris and other French cities like Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille say they won’t promote the World Cup in public fan zones to protest Qatar’s human rights and climate violations.

ERIC PIOLLE: My name is Eric Piolle, and I’m the mayor of Grenoble.

BEARDSLEY: Grenoble’s mayor says his city wants no connection to a World Cup where more than 6,000 workers died building stadiums that are air-conditioned. He says the canceling of fan zones is raising public consciousness.

PIOLLE: We had the same year Winter Olympics and the World Cup in a place where you should not have large events, for both human rights and environmental reasons.

BEARDSLEY: Piolle is referring to the Beijing Winter Olympics, where the snow had to be manufactured, and for the first time the World Cup changed seasons, moving from summer to late fall due to Qatar’s intense heat.

PIOLLE: We see here a momentum where even people connected to sport and to football start to say that we cannot continue like this.

BEARDSLEY: Jean-Baptiste Guegan is a specialist in geopolitics and sport. He says the mostly leftist and green mayors doing this are talking a noble game, but their actions will have no impact whatsoever on Qatar.

JEAN-BAPTISTE GUEGAN: (Through interpreter) The reality is these fan zones are very expensive at a time when inflation and the price of electricity is skyrocketing. They’re also extremely difficult to secure, so it suits to cancel them.

BEARDSLEY: Guegan notes that Paris officials boycotting the Qatar Cup are often the very ones asking for tickets to see Paris Saint-Germain, a team owned by Qatar. But he admits the World Cup choice of Qatar does pose a huge problem for the sports world. Not a single board member of the International Football Federation, or FIFA, that chose the country in 2010 remains. They all left amidst unrelated corruption scandals.

JEAN COLOMBE: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: “It’s too late now,” says Jean Colombe. “We should have boycotted before and said we refuse to go to Qatar.” But Lonni Lombi says this debate has made him think.

LONNI LOMBI: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: “When you learn how many people died building these stadiums, you feel revolted,” he says. “It’s not possible. It seems that money comes before everything.” And Lombi says that takes all the joy out of the World Cup.

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Most FIFA World Cup Fans Back Compensation for Qatar Migrant Workers: Poll

Seventy-three percent of respondents said they “strongly support” or “tend to support” FIFA using some of its 2022 World Cup revenues to compensate migrant workers

Amajority of World Cup fans support FIFA compensating migrant workers for rights abuses during preparations for the 2022 tournament in Qatar, a poll commissioned by Amnesty International and released on Thursday showed.

Qatar has repeatedly faced criticism over conditions for migrant workers, but insists it has made major improvements in recent years.

The YouGov poll surveyed more than 17,000 adults from 15 countries — mostly in Europe, but also the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Morocco and Kenya, Amnesty said in a statement.

Seventy-three percent of respondents said they “strongly support” or “tend to support” football’s governing body using some of its 2022 World Cup revenues to compensate migrant workers, according to the figures.

Out of those who said they were likely to watch at least one game, 84 percent backed the proposal.

“There is still time for FIFA to do the right thing,” Amnesty’s Steve Cockburn said in a statement calling on it “to set up a remediation programme… before the tournament kicks off” on November 20.

“Supporters don’t want a World Cup that’s indelibly tainted by human rights abuses,” Cockburn added.

In response, FIFA said it took note of the poll but cautioned that “respondents may not be fully aware of the measures implemented in recent years by FIFA and its partners in Qatar to protect workers involved in the delivery of the FIFA World Cup”.

“Workers have been compensated in various forms where companies failed to uphold the workers’ welfare standards,” it said in a statement.

“FIFA will continue its efforts to enable remediation for workers who may have been adversely impacted in relation to FIFA World Cup-related work.”

Qatar has faced accusations of under-reporting deaths and injuries among migrant workers and of not doing enough to alleviate harsh conditions. Unpaid wages have also been frequently raised.

The Qatari government has highlighted major reforms it has introduced, including a minimum wage, dismantling a scheme that gave employers stringent rights over labourers, and imposing stricter rules on working in the summer heat.

In an interview with French magazine Le Point, Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said he was proud of the measures the emirate had taken to safeguard workers’ welfare.

“We understood that we had a problem with work on construction sites and we took strong measures in record time,” the emir said in only his third interview since he took the throne in 2013.

“We have changed the law and we are punishing anybody who abuses an employee. We have opened our doors to non-governmental organisations and we are cooperating with them. We are proud of it.”

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Remember this next pride month when FIFA goes all rainbow

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morocco beating spain AND portugal this world cup:

[edit 14th dec: france they will be back for you]

[marfian]

Guys you don't understand, Messi has suffered so much humiliation from everybody, both from people here in Argentina and the media, and foreigners.

This was his last world cup, his last dance. He is 35 years old and playing the way he does.

The entire team deserved this so much and we as a country are so proud, so happy. Literally, crying. Moreover considering everything that happened around the world cup with all the controversies with the media and certain people who dismissed latinamerican football.

Messiento feliz. Al final son medialunas, no croissants, ahre.

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Just thought you guys should know that Brazilians are calling La’eeb “Tapioca Homofóbica” which means “Homophobic Tapioca” LOL

Brazilian tapioca:

Homophobic tapioca:

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Justice for the exploited and unpaid migrant workers who made this year’s World Cup possible.

Digital illustration of a migrant worker in a construction uniform and safety vest. He’s sitting on a bucket and there’s a deflated soccer ball on the ground. Text reads, ‘Justice for the exploited and unpaid migrant workers who made this year’s World Cup possible. ‘]

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Di Maria tribute before his last game with Argentina.

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Vinicius Jr, Raphinha, Lucas Paqueta and Neymar dancing after Brazil score the first goal against South Korea in the round of 16 during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at 974 Stadium on December, 5 in Ras Abu Aboud, Qatar.

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A protestor interrupts a match at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar repping several social and political issues.

His t-shirt had two messages, "Save Ukraine" and "Respect for Iranian woman". He also waved a flag in support of LGTB+, which has been banned in Qatar.

Correction: The flag is in fact a peace flag, which uses a similar rainbow design as that of the LGTB pride flag. The word "PACE" is printed on it meaning "peace" in Italian.

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Paris points to environmental concerns and Qatar’s human-rights record in joining giant-screen boycott of World Cup next month

PARIS (AP) — Paris will not broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over violations of the human rights of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar.

It follows similar moves by other French cities, even as France enters the World Cup as the defending champion, having topped Croatia in the final of the 2018 tournament, hosted by Russia. Some other European teams or federations are also looking at ways to protest.

From the archives (June 2018): Nafta partners U.S., Canada and Mexico celebrate FIFA nod to jointly host World Cup

Key Words (June 2018): Iceland snatches victory in 1–1 draw with Argentina

Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of sports, told reporters in the French capital that the decision against public broadcasting of matches is due to “the conditions of the organization of this World Cup, both on the environmental and social level.”

He said in an interview with France Blue Paris that “air-conditioned stadiums” and the “conditions in which these facilities have been built are to be questioned.”

Rabadan stressed that Paris is not boycotting the soccer tournament, but explained that Qatar’s “model of staging big events goes against what [Paris] wants to organize [as host of the 2024 Olympics].”

The move comes despite the city’s big-spending football club, Paris Saint-Germain, being owned by Qatar Sports Investments.

“We have very constructive relations with the club and its entourage, yet it doesn’t prevent us to say when we disagree,” Rabadan said.

Denmark is staging its own protest: Its team jerseys at the World Cup will include a black option to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. And several European soccer federations want their captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design during World Cup games to campaign against discrimination.

A growing number of French cities are refusing to erect screens to broadcast World Cup matches to protest Qatar’s human-rights record.

The mayor of Strasbourg, the seat of the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights, cited allegations of rights abuses and exploitation of migrant workers in Qatar as the reason for canceling public broadcasts of the World Cup.

“It’s impossible for us to ignore the many warnings of abuse and exploitation of migrant workers by nongovernmental organizations,” Jeanne Barseghian said in a statement. “We cannot condone these abuses, we cannot turn a blind eye when human rights are violated.”

And then, there’s the impact on the environment, Barseghian said. “While climate change is a palpable reality, with fires and droughts and other disaster, organizing a soccer tournament in the desert defies common sense and amounts to an ecological disaster,” she said.

Arnaud Deslandes, a deputy mayor of Lille, said that by canceling public viewing of matches, the northern city wanted to send a message to FIFA about the irreparable damage of the Qatar tournament to the environment.

“We want to show FIFA that money is not everything,” Deslandes told the Associated Press in an interview.

As for residents’ reactions to the city’s decision, he added: “I have yet to meet a person in Lille who was disappointed by our decision.”

The gas-rich emirate has been fiercely criticized in the past decade for its treatment of migrant workers, mostly from south Asia, who were needed to build tens of billions of dollars’ worth of stadiums, metro lines, roads and hotels.

Qatar has been equally fierce in denying accusations of human-rights abuses, and has repeatedly rejected allegations that the safety and health of 30,000 workers who built the World Cup infrastructure have been jeopardized.

Qatar has also said that it is mindful of environmental concerns and has committed to offsetting some of the carbon emissions from the World Cup events through creating new green spaces irrigated with recycled water and building alternative-energy projects.

Environmental activists across France have supported the cancellation of public broadcasting in fan zones because outdoor viewing of the Nov. 20–Dec. 19 tournament would use energy that the country has been storing for winter.

In the southwestern city of Bordeaux, authorities cited concerns with the energy cost associated with outdoor public broadcasts in the winter cold. The French government is calling for a sharp 10% reduction in the country’s energy use to avoid the risk of rationing this winter amid tensions with supplier Russia over the war in Ukraine.

“We are trying hard to save energy,” Bordeaux mayor Pierre Hurmic told the AP. He added: “It doesn’t make sense to roll out the red carpet to such a costly event in terms of energy and the environmental impact.”

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Majority of fans want FIFA to compensate Qatar's migrant workers - Amnesty

A YouGov survey of more than 17,000 fans from 15 countries — 10 of them European — commissioned by Amnesty showed that 73% of respondents would support the proposal and 10% opposed it.

More than two-thirds of respondents (67%) also said their national Football Associations should speak out publicly about the human rights issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar as well as call for compensation for migrant workers.

“Across the globe, people are united in their desire to see FIFA step up and make amends for the suffering endured by migrant workers in Qatar,” said Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Head of Economic and Social Justice.

“The past cannot be undone, but a compensation programme is a clear and simple way that FIFA and Qatar can provide at least some measure of redress to the hundreds of thousands of workers who made this tournament possible.”

FIFA said a wide range of measures had been implemented in recent years to improve protection for workers in Qatar.

“FIFA takes note of the poll conducted on behalf of Amnesty International, featuring respondents from 10 countries in Europe and five countries from the rest of the world,” the governing body said in a statement.

“Respondents may not be fully aware of the measures implemented in recent years by FIFA and its partners in Qatar to protect workers involved in the delivery of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”

In May, Amnesty and other rights groups called on FIFA to set aside $440 million to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for human rights abuses. read more

FIFA had said in May it was assessing Amnesty’s proposition and had already compensated a number of workers, who had received $22.6 million as of December, 2021.

The government of Qatar has said that its labour system is still a work in progress, but denied a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers were still being exploited. read more

Amnesty also called on FIFA and Qatar to establish a remediation programme to reimburse unpaid wages, recruitment fees paid by hundreds of thousands of workers and compensation for injuries and deaths.

“The programme should be established, and an initial meeting held between key stakeholders, before the tournament kicks off on 20 November 2022,” Amnesty said, adding that workers and trade unions should be involved in the programme.

“The programme should also support initiatives to protect workers’ rights in the future.”

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so france is playing the final again ok fine congrats whatever morocco was the first african nt to get to a semifinal and this is the only conversation i’ll be willing to have until sunday

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