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Not ashamed to say his opinion. Van Gaal (Reuters)
Bad luck for Louis van Gaal: The 70-year-old Dutch national team coach has been positively diagnosed with Corona and is in isolation while his assistants pass the upcoming training sessions as the team prepares for the friendly matches against Denmark and Germany. Even before that, the veteran coach found time to visit FIFA at a press conference. The reason: the World Cup in Qatar.
“Everyone knows I think it’s ridiculous,” he said Van Hal On the fact that the World Cup will be held in Qatar, “it is ridiculous that we are going to play in the country – as FIFA calls it – to develop football there. It’s bullshit. And how do you do that? By organizing a tournament in this country, but it does not matter. It’s all about money and interests, that’s the main motive of FIFA.
Van Gaal meets monthly with the Dutch Association to examine the situation in Qatar when it comes to human rights. The Dutch association is one of the few to criticize the human rights issue among the World Cup hosts. “The association has never been in favor of holding the World Cup in Qatar,” it said in a statement on its behalf last year after its representatives visited Qatar.
Bad start to the International break as Louis van Gaal has tested positive for COVID-19. He will be isolated from the squad & staff the coming days. pic.twitter.com/xFvASYochK
— (@TheEuropeanLad) March 22, 2022
Also coach of the England team, Gareth SouthgateCriticized the Qatari World Cup: “The first thing they did was build the stadiums and there is nothing that can be done about it. But of course there is concern about the rights of Qatari workers and their living conditions. There are also things that threaten our fans who want to attend the World Cup The proud. “
