David Beckham claims Qatar was safest World Cup in years for LGBTQ+ fans

David Beckham stated he was informed by members of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood that they felt Qatar 2022 was the “safest World Cup” they’d attended in current years.

The former England footballer launched a four-part documentary titled Beckham, on Netflix on 4 October.

The intimate docuseries allowed director Fisher Stevens to take the digital camera contained in the Beckham household dwelling and interview kinfolk and shut mates together with his mother and father and spouse Victoria, former Manchester United supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville.

While there have been various revelations regarding his profession and relationships, on the premiere in London, Beckham additionally spoke to Sky News in regards to the World Cup in Qatar.

“Whatever partnership I’m going into, in the enterprise, we at all times do our homework on the whole lot,” Beckham informed Sky News.

“To be involved in another World Cup was important, I’ve always said football is a game that should be shared around the world.

“This was an opportunity for another nation, the Arab world, to host a World Cup. Once we were there, we knew people would talk about it a bit more. Or let the football do the talking.

“No one came up to me, I had a lot of conversation with the LGBTQ+ community while I was there.

“They said they’d been treated perfectly fine. They’d enjoyed the games, they said it was the safest World Cup they’d had for a long time.

“So, no, at the end of the day, it was an important competition and one I was proud to be part of.”

The former footballer has obtained criticism for his choice to simply accept cash from Qatar for his function as a soccer ambassador across the World Cup in the winter final yr.

There was criticism across the event over the rights of LGBTQ+ folks in Qatar, the place same-sex relationships are banned below the specter of imprisonment, and there have been fears over the protection of international fans from these communities who wished to attend the World Cup.

There had been experiences through the event of fans, together with Wales supporters, being denied entry to the stadiums to look at their crew whereas carrying rainbow bucket hats, regardless of earlier claims that Fifa had informed the Football Association of Wales they might be permitted.

‘One Love’ armbands had been additionally banned on the event, with gamers having to select from certainly one of Fifa’s eight sanctioned alternate options.