World Cup 2022: 10 European football associations respond to Fifa's 'focus on football' letter
England's FA has backed calls for compensation to be awarded for "any injury or death related to any construction project" for the World Cup.
"We believe in the power of football to make further positive and credible contributions to progressive sustainable change in the world." The intention of these 10 west European federations is to firmly reassert their teams' right to make a stand on social issues in Qatar, such as the plan by England and Wales players to wear rainbow armbands as part of an anti-discrimination campaign in a country where it is illegal to be gay.
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