Qatar World Cup ambassador's LGBTIQ+ comments spark outrage

Sepp Blatter announcing Qatar as 2022 World Cup Host in 2010 - which he now says was a mistake

Sepp Blatter announcing Qatar as 2022 World Cup Host in 2010 - which he now says was a mistake Source: AAP / Walter Bieri

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series

Get the SBS Audio app

Other ways to listen

An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has sparked outrage by suggesting homosexuals are mentally ill. The incident brings back into focus the white-hot debate about whether Qatar is a suitable host for the world's biggest sporting event.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Keron Murray (left) and Smithy Wilson (right), Wuthathi Community Representatives at the Natural History Museum (Image Supplied, Trustees of Natural History Museum, London).jpg
Belgium NATO Ukraine
Rabbi Roni Cohavi from Parramatta and District Synagogue (SBS Image).jpg
MARGINAL SEAT PRE POLLING

Recommended for you

Emad Hamdy, the Imam at the Young mosque, stands outside the place of worship.
A two-way image of Anthony Albanese against a grey background and Peter Dutton against a blue background.
An aerial view of an island encircled by greenery.
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR STOCK
Vegetables at a supermarket
The sun against an orange sky.
A photo of a man in a black T-shirt
Peter Dutton stands at a podium speaking to the press in front of a building site.