Rio Ferdinand dropped by BBC for World Cup opener over Saudi Arabia hypocrisy fears

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Rio Ferdinand dropped by BBC for World Cup opener over Saudi Arabia hypocrisy fears
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Ashley Williams was reportedly a late replacement for Rio Ferdinand after BBC executives raised a concern over his links with Saudi Arabia.

when it was decided the programme would focus on ethical issues surrounding the World Cup, according toThe BBC chose not show the opening ceremony on their main channel, instead discussing Qatar’s human rights record.

Ferdinand was a guest of the Ministry of Investment in Saudi Araba – a country which shares some of the issues of Qatar – at a conference last year to promote ‘investment opportunities in the kingdom’. “Ever since FIFA chose Qatar to host the World Cup in 2010, the smallest nation to have hosted football’s greatest competition has faced some big questions,” Lineker began.

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