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May Romanos, Amnesty International's Gulf researcher for migrant rights, told the BBC's Sports Desk podcast: 'We had a meeting with the English FA in March last year, where we started the conversation around the role they could play in the lead-up to this World Cup. One said: 'It all seems a little more palatable for David to associate the contract with football and make it all about a festival of football.'Īmnesty International has accused the Football Association of failing to engage with it over human rights abuses in Qatar – unlike associations in other countries. It comes after sources told The Mail on Sunday that Beckham's advisers have used the World Cup to 'position' his controversial deal as about celebrating football, despite it being tied to promoting Qatar. On Friday, Beckham told his 69 million followers he had completed a gruelling exercise class, but without specifying his location. The father-of-four has been criticised by human rights groups after signing the ambassador deal with the authoritarian state, which bans homosexuality and severely restricts women's rights.īut the latest snaps suggest he has chosen to ignore the critics as he appeared front and centre among VIPs on Sunday.īeckham visited and posed for pictures with the Ferrari team and sat down for a chat with Stefano Domenicali, CEO of the Formula One Group.īut while usually prolific on social media, the football icon has yet to post about his Middle East visit, including his meeting with Hamilton.īeckham and Ross Brawn, Managing Director (Sporting) of the Formula One Group, talk in the Paddock before the race in Doha on Sunday The ex-England captain donned a tight-fitting navy suit jacket, blue shirt and green tie as he was pictured touring the grid and Paddock and posing for pictures with F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart and winner-to-be of the event Lewis Hamilton. The former football star, 46, was the star attraction at the Formula One Grand Prix in Doha on Sunday as he was pictured hugging Qatari businessman Nasser Al-Khelaifi - owner of the Paris Saint-Germain football club - while being guided around the site by officials. “We’re not telling everyone what’s happening constantly but it’s all coming good.David Beckham has been pictured schmoozing officials in Qatar after being accused of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in the country when he signed a £10million-plus deal to be the Gulf State's ambassador. “Someone sent me a message yesterday asking if it had all fallen through. The former Manchester United midfielder says they are “on course” to enter the league in 2018 and is confident “a couple of big players” can be lured to the club. I think they should stick with it.”īeckham is also working to spread the game’s global appeal and is pressing ahead with plans to create a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.Ī site for the franchise’s stadium has been approved by Major League Soccer after Beckham’s team of investors acquired land in Miami’s Overtown neighbourhood last week.
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It’s all about bringing football to new countries. “Whether it’s corrupt or not, those countries have been chosen,” Beckham said. It has been proposed that the competition will instead start in November and, despite the difficulties, Beckham insists “they’ll make it work”. The Qatar tournament in 2022 has come under particular scrutiny, given the tournament will need to be played in the winter due to the high risk to players and fans from temperatures that can reach 50 degrees Celsius in summer. There have been repeated calls for the 20 elections to be re-run, with 16 of the 24 committee members serving at the time of the bids either already punished for misconduct or currently under investigation.
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“For me to see the game, the way it’s been treated and looked after, is devastating. It’s such a mess that it’s going to take a while to sort out. “No – they are just hitting the bend,” Beckham told the Christmas issue of Radio Times. David Beckham has branded Fifa’s corruption scandals “disgusting” but believes the 20 World Cups should not be moved.įifa has been in crisis since May when 14 executives were indicted as part an FBI investigation into corruption and last week 16 more officials were charged by US authorities.įifa’s president, Sepp Blatter, and the Uefa president, Michel Platini, are each serving a 90-day suspension while a Swiss criminal investigation into the bids for the 20 World Cups in Russia and Qatar was launched this year.īeckham, who was part of the FA delegation aiming to win the 2018 bid, was asked whether the arrests and the prospect of a new president in 2016 meant Fifa was turning a corner.