Why It's So Hard to Enjoy This World Cup
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I want to enjoy the World Cup. I really do. But it's almost impossible to enjoy the beautiful game when this cursed competition is set in such a sordid context. The 2022 World Cup , like all sporting events, should be all about bringing people together. For fans and players of all ages, sports should inspire teamwork, health and community. The World Cup should be for kids, for lifelong fans, for family members seeking common ground -- and for the Welsh, who qualified for only the second time ever. It should be for anyone who needs some respite from the relentless tide of awfulness of the past few years. But it should also be for the workers, activists and LGBTQ community of host nation Qatar and across the globe. It should be for people who just want to live their lives and enjoy themselves, without money and hatred tainting everything. Despite FIFA's plea to focus on the game, there's been as much conversation about what's happening off the field as on it. Will players
