Sir, – Commentators are calling for players in the upcoming soccer World Cup to “concentrate on the football”. Ignore the politics, in other words.
In truth, Fifa created the “political dimension” by accepting Qatar’s questionable bid to host. – Yours, etc,
PETER DECLAN O’HALLORAN,
Belturbet,
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