FIFA boss defends Qatar in rant that rights groups call ‘an insult’

FIFA boss defends Qatar in rant that rights groups call ‘an insult’

November 20, 2022 2:39 pm PST.

FIFA’s president dismissed critics of the World Cup on the eve of kickoff in a bizarre rant rights groups have called “crass” and “an insult.” Caryn Ceolin with the human rights concerns looming over the tournament.

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