Qatar World Cup defender: Schweinsteiger jumps in ex-boss Hoeneß - "Give a chance too"
Created: 06/10/2022, 18:07
By: Patrick Mayer
FC Bayern continues to excel as defenders of controversial World Cup hosts Qatar.
Now club icon Bastian Schweinsteiger is demanding a chance for the emirate.
Munich/Doha - Qatar.
These are gigantic buildings.
These are spectacular hotels.
But there are also homophobia, misogyny and exploitation of guest workers.
At least that's what a number of human rights organizations have been criticizing for years.
A December 2021 report by Amnesty International, for example, said of the migrant workers for the World Cup construction sites: “15,021 non-Qatarians died between 2010 and 2019 – of all ages, for all reasons and in all occupations.”
Football World Cup 2022: FC Bayern defends controversial host Qatar
But: FC Bayern always sticks by its partner, from whom the Munich team, according to
Sport Bild
, will receive around 100 million euros for sleeve sponsorship on the jerseys between 2018 and 2023.
Qatar will now host the 2022 World Cup between November 20 and December 18, despite many reports of alleged human rights violations in the construction of stadiums and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup Emirates.
Honorary President and Supervisory Board member Uli Hoeneß recently felt the need to call Sport1 in the well-known football talk show "Doppelpass".
In the middle of the live broadcast.
It wasn't the first time.
But that's not all: now world champion and club icon Bastian Schweinsteiger joined his former boss and defended the World Cup host.
There has never been a World Cup like this, so we can only judge after the tournament.
Bastian Schweinsteiger at Sport1
FC Bayern: Bastian Schweinsteiger also promotes World Cup hosts Qatar
“It is still too early for a final statement.
There has never been a World Cup like this, so we can only judge after the tournament.
For us, the World Cup is taking place for the first time in the colder months, but I still believe that a lot of people will watch the World Cup," said the 38-year-old from Upper Bavaria in an interview with Sport1: "For the Argentines, for example, it's the first time A World Cup in the summer, it will be something completely new there.” For classification: Because the South American country is in the southern hemisphere, December, January and February are actually summer there.
Schweinsteiger continued to argue.
"When it was awarded, you could have possibly discussed whether you think it's good or not.
But it's too late now and the World Cup will be held in Qatar," said the former international, who finished third with Germany at the 2006 and 2010 home World Cups in South Africa before winning the World Cup with the DFB team in Brazil in 2014. was allowed to raise the trophy.
"I'm not a fan of saying everything is bad.
You have to give Qatar a chance," explained the long-time Bayern player (1998 to 2015), who was born near Rosenheim.
In the video: After the "double pass" call - protest action by Bayern Ultras against Uli Hoeneß
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“The athlete and the media can draw attention to things, but the athlete focuses on the sport.
When I heard Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz that conditions in Qatar have improved, then I trust his words," he continued: "Of course, things that are not good also have to be sharply criticized.
This is very important.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the World Cup, to a football festival with a very good national team.” This starts on November 23 (2 p.m. CET) in a tournament that is particularly in focus because of the human rights situation there.
World Cup host Qatar: Bayern's Uli Hoeneß calls extra in the "double pass".
Schweinsteiger's ex-boss Hoeneß recently claimed in the "double pass": "The World Cup and the commitment of FC Bayern and other sports activities will ensure that working conditions in Qatar improve.
Only Qatar is discussed, not Dubai, Kuwait and so on.
The only country where things are getting better is Qatar.”
The 70-year-old Swabian also referred to an alleged economic dependence of the Federal Republic on the monarchy.
“Qatar is a shareholder in VW and Deutsche Bank, for example.
The Chancellor is asking for oil and gas in Qatar.
It's about our country," he said in his usual down-to-earth choice of words: "Otherwise we could only do business with 17 percent of the world.
We Germans have to be careful not to isolate ourselves."
(pm)
