Jaw-dropping European win
‘I view engaging with this World Cup akin to crossing a picket line’
LAYTH YOUSIF explains why when the tournament kicks-off, he will be refraining from reading, writing, commenting on, or watching it

NORMALLY, with only a matter of days and hours before the start of a World Cup I would be bouncing off the walls with anticipation and excitement at the prospect of such a footballing jamboree.
Not this time. Because Qatar 2022 is tainted. Utterly tainted.
I view engaging with this World Cup akin to crossing a picket line. I’ve never crossed a picket line in my life and hardly intend to start now.
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