Andrew Dickens Afternoons

The debacle that was the awarding of the Football World Cup to Qatar is once again back in focus with the start of the tournament. But make no mistake there's been controversy ever since the awarding of the tournament back in 2010. The appointment turned heads.  The smallest country to ever host the cup, the first Arab country. The first country to host the cup that had never qualified for the cup.  A country with little football history.  But a country with a lot of petro dollars The appointment came as 2 FIFA officials were suspended due to allegations of corruption and money laundering. And the appointment process has been tainted ever since even though there is now concrete allegation as yet. Immediately there was concern about human rights of the country's construction workers because they don't have any of their own. Arab countries have long imported their labour from South East Asia, paying them little and taking their passports causing allegations of modern day slavery. Meanwhile 10 years ago, the Gua