close
MENU
Hot Topic Reporting season
Hot Topic Reporting season
Playing the Ball
5 mins to read

When money talks, morality walks

OPINION: Lack of reaction to Qatari Football General-Secretary’s statement on LGBTQ+ as abhorrent as his words.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 05 Jul 2022

Another big brickbat for the world of sport. And that’s all sport, all sporting bodies and all the fish-heads who run them.

Qatar – venue for this year’s Fifa World Cup, the single biggest sporting event on earth – is a bigoted country with an appalling human rights record and antiquated

Want to read more? It's easy.

Choose your best value subscription option

Student

Exclusive offer for uni students studying at a New Zealand university (valued at $499).
Individual
Group membership
NBR Marketplace
NZ Aviation News

Yearly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$499.00 / yearly

Monthly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$44.95 / monthly

Smartphone Only Subscription

NZ$24.95 / monthly

Premium Group Membership 10 Users

NZ$350+GST / monthly

$35 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 20 Users

NZ$600+GST / monthly

$30 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 50 Users

NZ$1250+GST / monthly

$25 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 100 Users

NZ$1875+GST / monthly

$18.75 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Yearly Premium Online Subscription + NBR Marketplace

NZ$499.00 / yearly

Aviation News - Monthly

NZ$14.95 / monthly

Already have an account? Login
Martin Devlin Tue, 05 Jul 2022
News tip? Question? Typo? Let us know: editor@nbr.co.nz
© All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription.
When money talks, morality walks
Playing the Ball,
94688
true