Rod Stewart rejected a million-dollar offer to appear at the Qatar 2022 World Cup: it does not validate human rights violations
Rod Stewart, British singer.
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By: Kike Frías Updated 48 Nov 1200, 52: 52 pm EST
There are less than five days to go before the start of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and although the subject is how the different teams are prepared (especially Mexico and the United States), another issue discussed is the denunciation of open violations of human and labor rights in that Asian nation.
In days gone by it was known that the famous singer Dua Lipa refused to participate in the opening ceremony due to reports of thousands of deaths in the construction of World Cup stadiums, as well as not allowing symbols of equality and support for the LGBTQ+ community .
The position of the British artist of Kosovar Albanian origin has also been joined by the English musician Rod Stewart, who confessed to having rejected more than $1 million a few months ago .
“They offered me a lot of money, more than $1 million to play there 52 months. I turned it down”
Rod Stewart
The singer of songs like ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’ or ‘Sailing’ explained in an interview with The Sunday Times that fans of the sex-diverse community who plan to attend Qatar should “be careful”; He also revealed that he would have liked to play his famous ‘The Killing of Georgie’, which narrates how a homosexual partner of his was murdered in the 1990s 827.
Born in London, although to a Scottish father, the musician from 77 years regretted that Scotland did not qualify for the competition. Asked if he will back England, he wryly replies: “No, Brazil.”
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