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Simmering tensions boiled to the surface at the FIFA Congress on Thursday when Norway's football chief Lise Klaveness hit out at the 2022 World Cup's Qatari hosts over the country's human rights record.
Qatar’s right to stage this year’s World Cup was publicly questioned at FIFA Congress in Doha, with the president of the Norwegian federation saying there was “no room” for hosts who could not legally guarantee the safety of LGBTQI+ people.
La presidenta de la federación noruega, Lise Klaveness, se convirtió en la protagonista inesperada del Congreso que la FIFA celebró en Doha, Qatar. La directiva aprovechó su turno de palabra, que estaba preestablecido, para criticar con fuerza al país qatarí. «Este Mundial fue concedido en condiciones inaceptables y con consecuencias inaceptables. Deberíamos pensar en los heridos y los familiares de los fallecidos», dijo.
The head of Norway’s FA has launched an extraordinary attack on FIFA’s decision to award the World Cup to Qatar, in front of delegates at a congress being held in the Gulf country, as Gianni Infantino confirmed he would stand again as president. Lise Klaveness attacked Qatar’s human rights record and laws which criminalise same-sex relationships, but it did not go down well with everyone that was attending Ad/> Ahead of tomorrow’s draw for the tournament, Klaveness said: «We cannot ignore the calls for change. How FIFA runs the game has so much to say for how football is perceived — in every confederation and in every association.
A Norwegian soccer official delivered a scathing criticism of World Cup host Qatar and FIFA to an audience of executives on Thursday on the eve of the tournament's draw.
DOHA : Simmering tensions boiled to the surface at the FIFA congress on Thursday when Norway's soccer chief Lise Klaveness hit out at the 2022 World Cup's Qatari hosts over the country's human rights record.
STOCKHOLM : Norwegian soccer breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as Ada Hegerberg ended a self-imposed hiatus of almost five years from the national team in time for Euro 2022 after a long process of reconciliation and major changes in the game.
Ada Hegerberg is reported to be close to making a return to international football with Norway. The 26-year-old Lyon star turned her back on international football in 2017, saying the Norwegian federation was not doing enough to promote the women’s game in the country. Ad/> Repeated efforts by the Norwegian FA to woo her back fell on deaf ears, but there has been a thawing of relations in recent months.