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Alejandro Ferrero
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Baxter, Kevin. “So many things wrong with Qatar World Cup 2022.” Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Media Group, 21 March 2015. Web. 29 March 2015. FIFA moved the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter “to avoid daytime temperatures” in summer. It will provoke most of the leagues in the world to reschedule “the heart of their seasons.” But there are bigger problems; Starting with the cost of the tournament which will be around $220 billion, going through to the “deplorable labor conditions” causing the death of one worker every day, and ending with the “strict laws against homosexuality” that Qatar has which go against human rights. The corruption that surrounds FIFA is what lead to “this mess.” U.S. lawyer Michael Garcia “reportedly found evidence of corruption” related to the voting process of the 2022 World Cup, but FIFA did nothing but release an edited summary “that basically cleared itself.”
Borden, Sam. “FIFA Group Proposes Shifting 2022 World Cup in Qatar to End of Year.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 24 Feb. 2015. Web. 18 March
- FIFA recommended moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to cooler months, and although it is not official it “seems a foregone conclusion.” Lots of stakeholders from the most important soccer-countries in Europe have shown
their disagreement with the idea. This scheduling switch would affect the leagues, the clubs, and the players negatively. Qatar is trying to develop “a bevy of cooling technologies” so the tournament can be held in summer, but medical experts insisted the temperatures will be too hot to do so. For the first time, the World Cup could be held between November and December, which would cause serious trouble for television networks, and although “FIFA recently announced” it would extend their contracts to 2026, this is “surprising” because “the broadcast rights are typically offered up for bidding by multiple networks.”
“Clubs push for May kick-off at 2022 World Cup in Qatar.” ESPN. ESPN Inc., 16 Dec.
- Web. 18 March 2015. The European Club Association (ECA) said “The Qatar World Cup in 2022 could be played safely between May 5 and June 4 rather than in the winter” as FIFA would want it to. Although medical organizations consider it to be a “highly critical risk” playing the tournament during those months, the ECA and the European Professional Football Leagues made a proposal that shows why holding the World Cup between May and June would not be risky for players and fans. The proposal shows how negatively changing the schedule would affect the soccer leagues and it points out that lots of games have been played in hotter temperatures in previous World Cups. However, Jiri Dvorak, FIFA's chief medical officer, pointed that “the months from October until March are actually optimal in terms of the temperature.”
“'FIFA not responsible for Qatar's migrant workers' says president Sepp Blatter.” Sky Sports. Sky plc., 18 Dec. 2014. Web. 18 March 2015. Sepp Blatter does not consider FIFA to be “responsible for the welfare of migrant workers building World
World Cup to soccer around the world? Just counting the most important European leagues and UEFA Competitions, more than 600 games will be conditioned. Yet not only European soccer will be affected; In the United States, the Major League Soccer Play-offs will have to reschedule 11 games. In total, “as many as 700 domestic league and cup games across Europe and the United States” will be disrupted. Schiavenza, Matt. “The New Criminal Complaint Over Russia and Qatar's World Cup Bids.” The Atlantic. The Atlantic Company, 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 18 March 2015. Controversy about next World Cups “won’t go away.” FIFA filed a criminal complaint about cash transfers to Switzerland after Russia and Qatar were chosen to hold the next World Cups. “Accusations of bribery, inappropriate behavior, and general malfeasance” surrounded the election process. According to Qatar, the “nonexistent” soccer tradition in this country and the scheduling switch to winter, which will cause outstanding issues to European leagues and broadcasters, make Qatar “a strange selection” to hold the World cup. Besides, “over a thousand people employed” have died while building stadiums. However, FIFA refused to take away the World Cup from these countries despite these problems and according to the “alleged whitewashing” Sepp Blatter defended FIFA saying “If we had anything to hide, we would hardly be taking this matter to the Attorney General.”
Stahl, Jeremy. “The Qatar World Cup Is a Human Rights Catastrophe. It’s Time to Do Something About It.” Slate. Graham Holdings Company, 14 May 2014. Web. 18 March 2015. The ESPN “E:60 Documentary” shows the terrible conditions workers are dealing with in order to build the infrastructures of 2022 World Cup that will be
held in Qatar. “Qatar has such a tiny population” and they need to bring “1.4 million migrant workers” to the country to accomplish the requirements of such a large project. Although “1,200 migrants have already died,” Qatar refuses to admit that those deaths were connected to the World Cup project. This abuse is happening because of the nation’s employment system, described as “modern-day slavery.” Both Qatar and FIFA are working to solve these problems and they will set reforms to avoid this “humanitarian crisis.” However, nothing has been done yet. If Sepp Blatter ignores what is going on in Qatar and does not force the country to make the necessary changes, it is us who need “to direct pressure on Blatter himself.”
