Episode 104: Qatar 2022 World Cup Controversies

Boozed and Confused

The Qatar 2022 World Cup has been rife with controversy since the winning bid in 2010. Corruption, human rights violations, and FIFA's lost control are just some of the topics Matt and Carolanne cover in today's episode.

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This week's booze of choice: Rogue Brewing Batsquatch + whisky

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Hammam
• https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27652181#:~:text=In%20March%202014%2C%20the%20Daily,host%20the%202022%20World%20Cup.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Qatar#Football
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts#2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups
• https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/02/411485116/amid-bribery-scandal-fifa-president-sepp-blatter-will-resign
• https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1135102137/sepp-blatter-qatar-world-cup-mistake-fifa-sarkozy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies#Corruption_controversies
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2022/11/20/qatar-2022-world-cup-still-entangled-in-record-levels-of-inclusivity-controversy/?sh=5f19a75a7552
• https://www.vox.com/world/23450515/world-cup-fifa-qatar-2022-controversy-scandals-explained
• https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022
• https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/21/lgbt-groups-condemn-fifa-over-onelove-armband-sanctions-threat
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/fifa-world-cup-qatar-rainbow-clothing-one-love-armband/101681732
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-world-cup-is-officially-underway-in-qatar-heres-why-its-so-controversial
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/sports/soccer/world-cup-beer-qatar.html