Utibe Ekoson
FIFA has called on the teams participating in the controversial Qatar World Cup to focus on football and stop handing out moral lessons.Qatar has faced criticism for its human rights record on the treatment of foreign workers on major infrastructure projects for the World Cup and on women’s rights.Homosexuality is illegal in the Gulf state and captains from a number of leading European countries, including England, France and Germany, will wear armbands in rainbow colours with the message One Love in an anti-discrimination campaign.Last week, the Australian national team condemned the suffering of migrant workers.Meanwhile , Qatar organizers have defended the country’s human rights record.
