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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>England defender Conor Coady does not think it is \u201ctoo much\u201d to expect the side\u2019s players to speak about non-football issues.<\/p>\n

The 2022 World Cup starts in Qatar on Sunday but the build-up has been dominated by concerns about the hosts.<\/p>\n

Qatar has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not politicians,\u201d said 29-year-old centre-back Coady. \u201cWe\u2019ll never be politicians in terms of the way we look at things but, in terms of what the squad has done over the last few years and how much they\u2019ve helped people, that comes with the territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling and the amount they\u2019ve done off the pitch in helping people. It comes with being an England player because the lads are so open to speaking to the media and trying to help people as much as possible. It\u2019s great credit to them in terms of how they\u2019ve gone about it. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t sit here and say the boys know everything because I don\u2019t think we do but what we will do is try and help as much as we can. Over the last few years the boys have done an incredible job of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cFirst and foremost we are here to win games but if there is anything on top of that, as I say, we have a mature group.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FA is to meet Fifa this weekend to ask for further labour reforms in Qatar. Chief executive Mark Bullingham told the BBC the governing body would \u201cpush very hard\u201d for the establishment of a migrant worker centre in Doha and a compensation fund for the families of killed or injured labourers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognise the progress but think these two items would shift the dial further,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, England manager Gareth Southgate said his team feel they can \u201cmake a difference\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing our best to make sure that we\u2019re as informed as we can be and I think we will speak up when we think we can make a difference,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are times where I\u2019d rather say less, but meet people behind the scenes where we think we can make a difference because that\u2019s how diplomatic relations are built and that\u2019s how progress happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not always about speaking loudly and publicly. Sometimes friendships that are made, progress that is made behind the scenes is equally, if not more, important.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February 2021, the Guardian said 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died in Qatar since it won its World Cup bid in 2010.<\/p>\n

However, the Qatar government has said the total is misleading, because not all the deaths recorded were of people working on World Cup-related projects. A recent report by Human Rights Watch said members of Qatar\u2019s LGBTQ+ community were detained and physically abused by the country\u2019s security services, while a Qatar World Cup ambassador was criticised for saying homosexuality was \u201cdamage in the mind\u201d.<\/p>\n

Qatar\u2019s World Cup organisers say that \u201ceveryone is welcome\u201d to visit the country to watch the football, and that no-one will be discriminated against. Peaceful protests have been planned by some players, while England\u2019s Harry Kane and eight other captains of European teams will be wearing \u201cOne Love\u201d armbands to promote diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

Asked if the players would be taking the knee before games, Coady said: \u201cAt the minute, it is not something we have spoken about.\u201d<\/p>\n

An England spokesperson said the players would discuss whether to take a knee before their World Cup opener against Iran on Monday.<\/p>\n

England met migrant workers in Qatar as part of their schedule on Thursday and Coady, who has 10 international caps, said prior to the meeting: \u201cIt\u2019s a chance to speak to them and for us to open up to them a bit and see how the last few months have been.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We are] going in with an open mind to chat to them as much as we can. The boys are really looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the issues in Qatar, he added: \u201cFrom our own point of view, we\u2019ve spoken about it as a team. We have come together and had a chat about it in meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have said the same thing \u2014 we really believe that football is for absolutely everybody. That is what we believe as a team, as people and as players ourselves. That\u2019s what we want to focus on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have come to a country where we will respect rules, and respect everything that goes on in this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all here for one thing, and that\u2019s to play football, but in terms of what we believe as a team and as players is football is for all, everyone to be included in our great sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

England go into the World Cup on the back of six games without a win.<\/p>\n

Their recent run included three defeats and three draws and resulted in relegation from their Nations League group.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not affected confidence,\u201d said Coady, who was part of the England squad at Euro 2020 but did not play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t get to where we wanted but we know where we want to go now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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