With 5 days to go until the beginning of the World Cup Suj & James discuss the Human Rights issues that continue to cast a dark cloud over Qatar's hosting of the tournament. But what are the issues? There's details from Amnesty International's 2016 report that listed several concerns for the rights of migrant workers in construction of stadia for the World Cup and there's discussion on whether the West are right to question religious beliefs and laws in the Middle East and why LGBT members will feel concerned about entering the country when Qatar forbids same sex relationships... On Planet FPL Patreon, December is FREE! Sign up in November and it becomes a 2nd month for free and in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. Support the show at www.patreon.com/planetfpl Coming up tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet SkyFF s4 ep16, with a preview of Sky's World Cup Fantasy Game ___________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL and SkyFF community and support the Podcast? On Planet FPL Patreon, December is FREE! Sign up in November and it becomes a 2nd month for free and in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. Support the show at www.patreon.com/planetfpl Today's Podcast is a look at the beginnings of the World Cup and the first tournament in 1930. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #WorldCup #Qatar #HumanRights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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