Where do I start? How about these?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/opin ... ussia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campa ... -of-shame/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/15/rus ... -world-cup" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44451415" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A quick web search will throw up plenty more reasons.
I won’t be watching any match at this tournament or the next. Not in a stadium, not on TV, not on a dodgy stream. It’s all I can do or most of us can do. This **** only continues when there’s money in it. Nobody watching it = no money.
Why I won’t watch a World Cup match
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Re: Why I won’t watch a World Cup match
Won't be long before the USA host or co-host another World Cup despite their poor Human Rights record . And on and on it goes .
Enjoy the Footie .
Enjoy the Footie .
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Re: Why I won’t watch a World Cup match
The Old Man of Storr wrote:Won't be long before the USA host or co-host another World Cup despite their poor Human Rights record . And on and on it goes .
Enjoy the Footie .
They are Co-hosting the 2026 World Cup with Canada & Mexico.