Football body defends plea to World Cup teams to avoid being dragged into moral arguments over Qatar
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to “focus on football” and stop “handing out moral lessons” in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.
Qatar has come under sustained fire over its human rights record, its treatment of foreign workers and stance on women’s and LGBTQ rights.
Homosexuality is illegal in the Gulf state and captains…
