November 23, 2022

Episode 104: Qatar 2022 World Cup Controversies

1 hour 13 minutes

The Qatar 2022 World Cup has been rife with controversy since the winning bid in 2010. Corruption, human rights violations, and FIFA's lost control are just some of the topics Matt and Carolanne cover in today's episode.

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This week's booze of choice: Rogue Brewing Batsquatch + whisky

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Hammam

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27652181#:~:text=In%20March%202014%2C%20the%20Daily,host%20the%202022%20World%20Cup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Qatar#Football

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts#2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/02/411485116/amid-bribery-scandal-fifa-president-sepp-blatter-will-resign

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1135102137/sepp-blatter-qatar-world-cup-mistake-fifa-sarkozy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies#Corruption_controversies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2022/11/20/qatar-2022-world-cup-still-entangled-in-record-levels-of-inclusivity-controversy/?sh=5f19a75a7552

https://www.vox.com/world/23450515/world-cup-fifa-qatar-2022-controversy-scandals-explained

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/21/lgbt-groups-condemn-fifa-over-onelove-armband-sanctions-threat

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/fifa-world-cup-qatar-rainbow-clothing-one-love-armband/101681732

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-world-cup-is-officially-underway-in-qatar-heres-why-its-so-controversial

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/sports/soccer/world-cup-beer-qatar.html

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