Will Young has said David Beckham should make an annual donation to LGBTQ+ charities after the footballer signed a deal with Qatar. The country has a poor human rights record and being homosexual there is illegal.
The singer, 43, pushed for the former England footballer to take action after he signed a controversial deal with the Fifa World Cup hosts. The tournament kicked off on Sunday (November 20) in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished with up to seven years in prison.
Young posted a message on Instagram to say he was “disappointed” in Beckham following his involvement in the Qatar World Cup. He wrote: “Qatar is of course not the only country in the world with appalling records on human rights. The argument that sport is not political is duplicitous and two-faced.
