Gary Neville's furious World Cup rant in which he compared the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar to striking nurses has become the most complained sports moment of 2022.
Complaints made against the coverage – which saw Argentina beat France in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out – were largely due toThe 47-year-old used his platform as a commentator on the match to hit out at the government when asked about troubles that had faced the host countryIt was reported in 2021 that more than 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since it won the right to host the football competition.
He said: ‘The working system of Kafala which obviously through football the conversation has started and it’s been removed here now in Qatar but it is abhorrent and we should detest low pay, we should detest poor accommodation and working conditions. ‘We can never accept that in this region or any other region and it is just worth mentioning we’ve got a current government in our country that are demonising rail workers, ambulance workers and terrifying nurses.’The former Manchester United player continued: ‘In our country we’ve got to look at workers rights but when football goes, we have to pick up on workers rights wherever it goes because people have got to be equal and treated equal.
Ofcom, the UK’s TV regulating body, have now revealed they received 605 complaints related to ‘politicised comments’ from viewers following the live broadcast.An ITV spokesperson previouslyPrime Minister Rishi Sunak hit back at Gary’s comments They said: ‘Gary Neville was expressing his own personal views in the context of a discussion about the treatment of workers in Qatar within a live broadcast.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has also hit back at Gary, saying: ‘I don’t think that’s right at all.
‘If you look at our track record and my track record, as chancellor, I’ve always done everything I can to support our NHS and indeed, the wonderful people who work in it.
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