There has been criticism over the announcement that special armbands will be worn, with many claiming the gesture is not enough. ThreeLions
Southgate says ‘not a lot more players can do’ to tackle Qatar human rights issuesEngland manager Gareth Southgate believes there is “not a lot more players can do” to tackle the human rights issues in Qatar after the decision to wear special captain’s armbands during the World Cup was criticised.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been assured that LGBTQ+ England fans will not face arrest for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar. “I’ve spoken with a lot of people from the human rights lawyers to the migrant worker group that I met out in Qatar. “The people I’ve spoken to have explained to me – human rights lawyers in particular – that there’s not a lot more the players can do than talk about those issues and put them on the table.
“So there will always be criticism whatever you do and we have to understand and we have to accept that but we are trying to affect the areas we’ve been asked to affect and I don’t think there’s a lot more than that, at this moment in time, unless other ideas come forward and other requests that we think are suitable are on the table, then it’s difficult to do more than we’ve been asked.”
“There’s only so much as players we can do and I think with the FA and the other nations we’re doing what we can,” he said.
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