The road to Qatar 2022 begins for England at Wembley on Thursday. Before a single step is taken, Gareth Southgate’s players will drop to a single knee in support of Black Lives Matter.
In Qatar, the Gulf state that will host the next World Cup, many black and minority lives have been lost during the construction of stadia and tournament infrastructure.
A report in the Guardian recently claimed 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar’s inhumane working conditions since they won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago.