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DormeDwayne OP t1_ixmja9q wrote

They also urge their national football teams to push for FIFA restructuring with the goal of tackling corruption, and especially to only allow countries with good human rights records to host world sporting events.

More here:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221121IPR56305/world-cup-in-qatar-fifa-should-help-compensate-families-of-dead-migrant-workers

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AdmirableYouth4208 t1_ixpxcho wrote

>to only allow countries with good human rights records to host world sporting events.

This should have been a thing for a long time back then and the fact that FIFA can choose which country to host the world cup (although, they only choose Qatar because of "gifts") without others' consent is mind boggling.

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