“… One week before the World Cup final, Gianni Infantino flew from Miami to Qatar on a luxury private jet. Infantino was in Lusail to attend the funeral of the former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (‘mentor, a visionary’), and was duly pictured frowning on a silver throne in full global statesman mode. … Also on the same day, the Guardian published a story about the homeless clearance at Freedom Park, less than a mile from one of Atlanta’s World Cup fan-watch areas. City employees had entered the park without warning and removed the tents, personal ID, medication and other belongings of people camping there. …”
Guardian
‘Where did they go?’: homeless people feel force of America’s brutality in World Cup clean-up
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