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Gay soccer player Josh Cavallo would be ‘scared’ to play at World Cup in anti-gay Qatar

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came out as gay last month and received praise and support from across the soccer world. But the Adelaide United player told the Guardian‘s Today in Focus podcast that he’d have to think twice about joining the Australian national team for soccer’s biggest tournament.Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, with punishment ranging from imprisonment to even the death penalty for Muslims under sharia law.The government doesn’t recognize any LGBTQ rights and censors LGBTQ content — including recently banning Marvel’s Eternals due to its depiction of a gay relationship.The decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by FIFA, soccer’s governing body, was extremely controversial due to the country’s stance on LGBTQ rights, among other issues.At the.

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