Dua Lipa has taken to social media to disclaim involvement with the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is about to start out November 20 in host nation Qatar.
It had been rumoured Dua Lipa was set to carry out in the course of the opening ceremony however in keeping with Lipa, it was by no means going to occur. In a press release posted on her Instagram, Lipa mentioned: “There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar.I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiations to perform. I will be cheering England on from afar.”
She went on to say: “I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup.”
Qatar and World Cup organisers have confronted ongoing criticisms relating to the demise of migrant employees within the creation of stadiums and the nation’s views on homosexuality, which is illegitimate in Qatar.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has promised that his gamers will converse out about human rights abuses in the course of the event. “We have always spoken about issues we think should be talked about, particularly the ones we feel we can affect.”
“Regarding the LGBT community, we stand for inclusivity and we are very, very strong on that. We think that is important in terms of all our supporters,” he added.
It comes as comic Joe Lycett has urged David Beckham to finish his partnership with the upcoming World Cup. Lycett criticised Beckham for his reported £10million sponsorship cope with Qatar and provided to donate £10,000 of his personal cash to queer charities if Beckham ended the sponsorship earlier than the event began.
Earlier this month, it was confirmed BTS‘ Jungkook will carry out on the opening ceremony for the upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar.