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Fifa is ‘ignoring human rights report’ into Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

nobody gives a crap about football there as one could easily see

no, it is very popular

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Didn't get that impression during the Qatar world cup. People leaving stadiums early in droves or not even showing up is something I haven't seen anywhere else, even if their team is unfavored to win.