“History provides these moments that we have to make the most of,” ESPN commentator and former World Cup star Shaka Hislop says.
The furor surrounding the Qatar World Cup has seen the plight of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ rights in the tiny Persian Gulf nation thrust firmly into the world spotlight.
“Denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice,” the German national team said on Twitter, with a photo of the protest. “We stand by our position,” it added.Hislop is the former goalkeeper for Newcastle and West Ham in England’s Premier League and played for Trinidad and Tobago in that country’s World Cup debut in 2006. He is also a founding member and honorary president of the anti-racism organization “Show Racism the Red Card.
“The sponsors are kind of caught between their love for the game, their desire to support the game, support the fans, but in order to do that, they have to be aligned, right now, with FIFA and with the Organizing Committee in Qatar,” he said. “That has put them between a rock and a hard place.
Like many people, Andrews said he was surprised by the decision. “It’s unprecedented that a major decision was taken within 48 hours of the start of a tournament that affected so many of the fans and the sponsor,” he said.
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