It feels like a shocking failure of sportwashing, doesn't it. Qatar seemingly bribed their way to getting this in the first place, and all that's happening is discussion of the stuff they're trying to sweep under the carpet. We'll see how long that continues for after the first England game this evening, but the BBC got a rare win with me for refusing to show the opening ceremony in favour of a discussion of Qatar's failings.
The credibility is kind of irrelevant when everybody is still going to tune in anyway. Watching it is implicit support of their actions.
It wouldn't be that hard to show the minimum amount of solidarity by boycotting the matches this year but even that seems to be too much of a stretch for most people.
Fuck the World Cup. They’re not even trying to hide the corruption anymore. First one since 86 that I won’t be watching. Fuck all those spineless millionaire fucks that won’t wear an armband too.