Australia’s FIFA World Cup Team First to Collectively Back Workers, LGBT Rights

Click to expand Image The Australian national soccer team, the Socceroos, pose for a photo before the start of a game in Brisbane, Australia, September 22, 2022. © 2022 Dan Peled/AP Photo Australia’s national men’s football team, the Socceroos, just became the first FIFA World Cup side to collectively speak up on human rights issues in Qatar. In a powerful video released on October 27, sixteen current and former Australian players, supported by the broader playing group, expressed their solidarity with migrant workers and LGBT people, making it clear that “universal values like dignity,…

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