2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble,' not see real life, Saudi rights activist says
Football fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a "bubble" that does not reflect real life there, a Saudi rights activist warned on Thursday.
After FIFA confirmed the kingdom as the 2034 tournament host on Wednesday, the football body president Gianni Infantino acknowledged "the world will be watching" to see positive social change.
Human rights groups believe migrant workers' lives will be at risk building stadiums and other projects for the World Cup…
"Western people will be very safe. They will see a bubble of what Saudi Arabia is," Lina al-Hathloul, a Saudi activist with the London-based rights group ALQST, said.
Her sister, Loujain al-Hathloul, was jailed for three years after campaigning to end the Saudi ban on women driving that was lifted in 2018, and lives there under a travel ban.,,
"We're very proud of the society that we are today," Hammad Albalawi, from the 2034 World Cup bid team…
Only Norway of FIFA's 211 member federations opposed how the 2034 decision was mad…
On Wednesday, the English Football Association said it got promises from Saudi officials before giving support…