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☆ Some LGBTQ fans skip Qatar World Cup, fearing hostility
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
Instead, Niño de Rivera proposed at an Amsterdam stadium this summer and opted to skip the World Cup altogether. “It was a really hard decision.”Niño de Rivera’s concerns are shared by many LGBTQ soccer fans and their allies worldwide. An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar, however, has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF. He publicly came out and has been lobbying to expand the conversation before the World Cup. “The World Cup can help change misconceptions, and we want fans to travel home with a better understanding of our country, culture and region.
☆ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: Napoli’s Georgian sensation billed ‘Kvaradona’
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
But none have been more famous – or loved by Napoli fans – than Diego Maradona. “I have a video of Napoli fans chanting the names of the players before the game against Liverpool. “But Kvaratskhelia is shrugging defenders off the ball.”According to Badalashvili, the reciprocated love Kvaratskhelia and the Napoli fans have for one another is what jumps out to him most. His surname is already ‘Kvaradona.’ Napoli fans gave him the nickname ‘Kvaradona.’ And when I spoke with Napoli fans, they said when they see Kvara, they see Maradona.”Kvaratskhelia attempts a shot against Rangers in the Champions League. In the cities in Georgia, you will see very many people in shirts of Kvara: either Napoli shirts or Georgian national team.
☆ Group of prominent Iranian sports figures In Iran calls on FIFA to ban Iranian Football Federation from World Cup
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —A law firm has sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current Iranian sports figures urging football’s governing body to suspend the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) and ban it from participating at this year’s World Cup in Qatar. Iranian authorities have since unleashed a brutal crackdown on demonstrators, who have united around a range of grievances with the country’s authoritarian regime. Iran faces England in its first match of football’s flagship event on November 21, followed by a game against Wales on November 25. The nation is also set to face the United States in its third and final group stage match on November 29. CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly named four Iranian players and former players as among those who signed the letter sent by Spanish law firm Ruiz-Huerta and Crespo.
☆ Patrick Vieira celebrates his African identity while criticizing football’s lack of diversity in management
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alasdair Howorth Darren Lewis Zayn Nabbi | Alasdair Howorth | Darren Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —For many, the name Patrick Vieira brings to mind one of the most dominant midfielders in English Premier League history. To the younger generation, he is now one of the up-and-coming modern managers emerging in the Premier League. But Vieira wants to remind the world that he was born in Senegal and is proud to be African. “The diversity of our French and French national team was a success as well as winning the World Cup.”Patrick Vieira holds aloft the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Leicester City in 2004. The former Arsenal captain is currently the only manager from an ethnic minority in the Premier League and only the 10th Black manager since the competition’s inception in 1992.
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