Gary Lineker has joined legions of football fans who believe FIFA must compensate migrant workers in World Cup host country Qatar, according to a new poll conducted on behalf of Amnesty International.
The campaign group has been calling on football’s global governing body to match its tournament prize money of £380m to support compensating workers and their families, and 73% of more than 17,000 people polled across the world back the idea. Match of the Day host Lineker is also in favour, tweeting in response: "Great idea. @FIFAcom."
Support is even higher among those who said they were likely to watch at least one World Cup game, with 84% of fans in favour, while 67% said that national associations should speak out on human rights issues.
