![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lotte-wubben-moy-clash-of-values-will-stop-her-watching-qatar-world-cup/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000312359878_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqgo39pNpFMM7pPWHPnmqV_F5NUcTKNHKqy85KLqtvPLE.jpeg&description=England and Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy says she will be supporting the Three Lions during the Qatar World Cup but that she has taken the difficult decision not to watch any of the matches in the tournament, because of the host country's record on human rights, women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights. Wubben-Moy's comments come after her Lionesses and Arsenal team-mate Beth Mead told BBC Radio 4 on Thursday that homosexuality being illegal in Qatar was "the complete opposite to what I believe and respect" and that she would not be 'backing or promoting' the event. A frequent champion of equal rights in interviews, and the player behind the idea for the Lionesses to send a letter to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak in August calling for them to provide equal access to football to girls in schools back in August, Wubben-Moy said, when asked how she felt about the men's tournament being staged in Qatar: "It's tough. As an England team, we all have strong values, and a lot of those values aren't reflected in the way that we see it, in Qatar. "I think it's a tough conversation to have and there's a lot of dialogue around it. I personally will be supporting the men's team, but I won't be watching." Speaking to the media ahead of England's women's team's upcoming friendlies against Japan and Norway, Manchester City's Alex Greenwood – who said she will be watching the matches and was "right behind England" added: "We obviously can't choose where the World Cup is happening. It is where it is. We have to try and change the negative to a positive and speak about the things that we can maybe highlight and what we believe in as a country, and that's for all women to have equal rights. That's something we'll talk about openly and I'm sure the men will do the same." Asked about the power of campaigns such as the Rainbow Laces campaign, Wubben-Moy continued: "Sport is a very strong vehicle for change. I've seen a lot of the players have strong viewpoints and I salute them and I wish them t){kind=link}
Wubben-Moy’s Arsenal team-mate Beth Mead previously told BBC Radio 4 that she would not be “backing or promoting” the event
England and Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy says she will be supporting the Three Lions during the Qatar World Cup but that she has taken the difficult decision not to watch any of the matches in the tournament, because of the host country’s record on human rights, women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights.
Wubben-Moy’s comments come after her Lionesses and Arsenal team-mate Beth Mead told BBC Radio 4 on Thursday that homosexuality being illegal in Qatar was “the complete opposite to what I believe and respect” and that she would not be “backing or promoting” the event.
A frequent champion of equal rights in interviews, and the player behind the idea for the Lionesses to send a letter to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak in August calling for them to provide equal access to football to girls in schools back in August, Wubben-Moy said, when asked how she felt about the men’s tournament being staged in Qatar: “It’s tough. As an England team, we all have strong values, and a lot of those values aren’t reflected in the way that we see it, in Qatar.
“I think it’s a tough conversation to have and there’s a lot of dialogue around it. I personally will be supporting the men’s team, but I won’t be watching.”