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FIFA have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political “battles”, British media reported on Thursday.

The sun is reflected in FIFA's logo in front of FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland November 19, 2015.The sun is reflected in FIFA's logo in front of FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland November 19, 2015.

“We know football does not live in a vacuum and we are equally aware that there are many challenges and difficulties of a political nature all around the world. Denmark’s players will travel to the World Cup without their families as a protest against the country’s human rights record, the Danish FA told local media last month.

Qatar has acknowledged there are “gaps” in its labour system but the World Cup has allowed the country to make progress on worker rights.

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FIFAcom Then follow your own rules….. NO DISCRIMINATION….. Yet here you are telling all country’s that it’s ok to discriminate as long as you don’t mention it…. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. YOU WONT LAST LONG ON COMMITTEE IF YOU DONT.

I just watched a documentary on the disturbing conditions workers were subjected to building those stadiums and I must say FIFA has turned into a money making machine it's not about the love of soccer anymore

Russia,,,they still dnt want Russia to participate kodwa

It's football

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