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Norwegian Football Association president calls out FIFA

On March 31, as FIFA convened its 72nd Congress in Doha, one speaker took a brave stance on the uncomfortable truth about human rights realities in Qatar. l...

On March 31, as FIFA convened its 72nd Congress in Doha, a speaker took a bold stance on the uncomfortable truth about human rights in Qatar.
Lise Klaveness, the President of the Football Association of Norway, pointedly pointed to FIFA's past failures to protect human rights in relation to FIFA's selection to host the 2022 World Cup. Using the imagery of 'the beautiful game', she noted that 'human rights, equality, democracy, the core interests of football, didn't get into the starting XI until many years later. As a substitute, these fundamental rights were mainly put under pressure from outside.”

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