Thomas Hitzlsperger has admitted he wouldn't have been able to accept a role in Qatar as a pundit during the World Cup due to not being able to criticise the World Cup hosts.
Hitzlsperger became the first Premier League footballer to become openly gay shortly after his retirement and will be covering the World Cup this winter for German TV, albeit from a studio in Mainz.
Hitzlsperger believes working in Qatar would compromise any potentially negative opinions a person may have on the country and the state's highly criticised record in regards to human rights abuses.