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In the small conference room at Parken Stadium, Raphaël Varane necessarily expected this question.
And he had cleverly prepared his answer.
Captain of the Blues in the absence of Hugo Lloris on Sunday evening in Copenhagen for the last Nations League match of the selection, the Madrid defender responded to the subject heard many times on the course of the next World Cup (November 20 -18 December) in Qatar.
“
It's a sensitive, serious subject, we hear, we know what is said
, admits the international.
Obviously as a player we inherit a situation with a decision made 12 years ago.
We're following what's going on
."
A little earlier in the day, the NGO Amnesty International had pointed to the "
deafening silence
" of the world champions " in the
face of the thousands of migrant workers who died on Qatari construction sites, and the thousands of others subjected to forced labor
", and especially from the FFF.
“
It's good to ask the question
, advances the Mancunian.
Everyone has their place, their role, the FFF communicated on the subject.
Everyone has a role to play.
The media too.
It's important to talk about certain subjects such as human rights, discrimination, to shed light on it, to wear the armband, these are strong words.
The FFF was clear on the subject
.
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Thursday evening against Austria (2-0), the captain of the Blues wore an armband with colored stripes in favor of inclusion and against all forms of discrimination.
As was the case with nine other European selections.
An initiative that will be extended during the next World Cup in Qatar.
For several months, many questions have been raised around homosexuality and the rights of migrant workers by NGOs.
Hence the pass of arms between Amnesty International and the FFF this Friday.
With a French football federation which wanted to reaffirm its involvement in these social issues.
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