WATCH: "The World Cup shouldn't be here" – Roy Keane slams FIFA and Qatar in rant about World Cup 2022

Roy Keane
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Roy Keane launched a verbal attack on the World Cup 2022, slating Qatar's human rights record and referring to corruption at FIFA. 

Ahead of Argentina against Saudi Arabia, ITV presenter Laura Woods asked pundits Graeme Souness, Joe Cole and Roy Keane for their thoughts on the tournament. Souness admitted Qatar's human rights record would always be brought up in future, and rejected the nation's hopes for a "perfect world" in which activists simply forget about the criticism around the competition. 

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Ed McCambridge
Staff Writer

Ed is a staff writer at FourFourTwo, working across the magazine and website. A German speaker, he’s been working as a football reporter in Berlin since 2015, predominantly covering the Bundesliga and Germany's national team. Favourite FFT features include an exclusive interview with Jude Bellingham following the youngster’s move to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, a history of the Berlin Derby since the fall of the Wall and a celebration of Kevin Keegan’s playing career.