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‘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
Fans display a banner during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.

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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