Australian sport must refuse this sponsorship until further reforms for Saudi women. It’s our responsibility to be leaders and active catalysts for women’s and human rights around the world.
Football Australia has warned FIFA of the “potential repercussions” if Saudi Arabia’s tourism arm is allowed to sponsor the Women’s World Cup.
The body ordered French club Olympique Lyonnais to pay a player’s full salary after it paid a fraction while she was on maternity leave.
The celebrity chef mingled with Argentina players and posed for photos on the pitch after their victory over France in Sunday’s final in Qatar.
What do you give courtiers who have everything? Why not a World Cup? As it transpired,the Qataris could take it or leave it.
Arsene Wenger praised the Socceroos’ performance,but then said “political demonstrations” in Qatar had caused teams to lose focus.
The fiascos of FIFA’s own making at this World Cup in Qatar prove the governing body is a bully and doesn’t stand for much at all besides the appeasement of the hosts.
If you’ve sensed something has been amiss with the clock at this World Cup,you’re not hallucinating. FIFA has finally made sure there is more on-field play.
As hostility towards FIFA and its armband stance grows with an on-field protest by Germany,Socceroo Jackson Irvine fears the message is being lost.
As the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar,it won’t be lost on many that Australia thought it would win the hosting rights. It was never in the running.
The Socceroos are bracing for a frosty reception at the World Cup after their public stance against Qatar’s human rights record.