Qatari TV pundits mock Germany’s ‘OneLove’ armband protest after World Cup exit

Posted 2022-12-03, CNN Headlines

Photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch

Football pundits on Qatar’s Alkass Sports channel mocked the German football team following its World Cup exit – by mimicking the players’ protest over human rights. A video on the channel’s Twitter page posted on Thursday shows former Kuwaiti footballer Jamal Mubarak covering his mouth with his left hand and waving goodbye with... read full story

"Thank God, today all the Arab and Muslim nations (are) praying that Japan qualifies with any team, but the most important thing is Germany's exit,"

Photo: Soccer ball with Germany flag.


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