I have no excitement for this FIFA World Cup.

I have always been a huge football fan and was always looking forward to football tournaments, especially World Cups. But I can't watch this World Cup and ignore what happened in Qatar. Thousands of workers worked in horrible conditions and lost their lives because of this World Cup. I see all those stadiums and facilities, and all I can think of is the blood of those poor workers. I can't believe how the world is letting this tournament happen. All teams should have boycotted this World Cup.

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Gangstress · 41-45, F

Yeh ive been a bit the same.
Its not up to the players nor their managers to make these decisions. Its up to the FA and the government.
Qatar has 40bn in british assets. So we cant say fuck all about it really.

LookingForTheSummer · 31-35, M

@Gangstress I am not talking only about England here. Countries must have stood up against this shit and FIFA.
What could have happened if the majority of participants had united and boycotted?

Gangstress · 41-45, F

@LookingForTheSummer they wont. Qatar hold a lot of billions round the world. They/we let them
Hence why the fa backflipped on the armband.
They would have been sanctioned.and I doubt it was just a yellow card
The whole thing is a mess. We shouldnt have had it in Qatar, everyone knows that but those lads need some support
Im with ya. But it was a decision they should have made years ago. Not now

LookingForTheSummer · 31-35, M

@Gangstress That's just pathetic. That's what I think. Qatar is doing whatever it wants, and nobody says anything. Banning LGBT armbands and western countries saying nothing about it is laughable.

This totally proves the only thing that matters is money and everything else is just bullshit.

Gangstress · 41-45, F

@LookingForTheSummer exactly. Money talks.
I knew about the lgbt law way before the world cup lol. So thats not new to me.