{"id":108298,"date":"2023-10-04T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/david-beckham-defends-qatar-ambassador-role-at-world-cup-despite-lgbtq-rights-criticism\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:00:23","slug":"david-beckham-defends-qatar-ambassador-role-at-world-cup-despite-lgbtq-rights-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/david-beckham-defends-qatar-ambassador-role-at-world-cup-despite-lgbtq-rights-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham defends Qatar ambassador role at World Cup despite LGBTQ+ rights criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pP0UlDGKWIo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"David Beckham defends Qatar ambassador role at World Cup despite LGBTQ+ rights criticism\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pP0UlDGKWIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>David Beckham has insisted he was not upset by the criticism he received over his decision to accept millions of pounds from Qatar to serve as a football ambassador around last year&#8217;s World Cup, despite its stance on LGBTQ+ rights. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the premiere of his new Netflix documentary, when asked if he had done his homework about what life is like for gay people in the Arab country, he insisted: &quot;I always do that&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Let the football do the talking, it was a great tournament, a lot of people were happy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/david-beckham-defends-qatar-ambassador-role-at-world-cup-despite-lgbtq-rights-criticism-12976170<\/p>\n<p>#davidbeckham #beckham #uknews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Beckham has insisted he was not upset by the criticism he received over his decision to accept millions of pounds from Qatar to serve as a football ambassador around last year&#8217;s World Cup, despite its stance on LGBTQ+ rights. 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