Special Report: What clubs and FAs should be doing about Qatar’s human rights problem

This week’s World Cup 2022 draw in Qatar returns focus on ethics and rights-based questions about football in the Gulf
Off The Pitch travelled to Qatar to see what the reality was like on the ground.
Why it matters: World Cup 2022 and clubs use of Qatar as a warm weather base has raised all manner of ethical and rights questions
The perspective: Human rights experts tell us how FAs and clubs should respond to concerns.

As the global football family returns to Qatar for FIFA Congress and the 2022 World Cup draw, attention returns to the tiny desert state, improbable host nation of this years finals.

World Cup 2022 is the most controversial and divisive tournament in football history. After a decade of allegations and debate about voter corruption, the summer heat, the so-called lack of football culture, the righteousness of awarding the World Cup to a tiny dese

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