Rod Stewart turned down USD 1 million supply to carry out in Qatar

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LOS ANGELES: British rock legend Sir Rod Stewart rejected a suggestion to carry out in Qatar despite the fact that he was provided greater than USD 1 million.

Offered the seven-figure sum to entertain crowds within the Middle East nation – which has been chosen to host the upcoming World Cup however has drawn controversy over the choice as a result of homosexuality is prohibited there- in 2021, the 77-year-old rock legend rejected the profitable gig as a result of it “wasn’t right” to go, reviews aceshowbiz.com.

“I was actually offered a lot of money, over USD 1 million, to play there 15 months ago. I turned it down. It’s not right to go. And the Iranians should be out too for supplying arms. Tell you what, supporters have got to watch out, haven’t they?” he instructed The Sunday Times.

The upcoming soccer event will characteristic performances from the likes of former Take That star Robbie Williams in addition to Craig David and Tinie Tempah however pop singer Dua Lipa not too long ago slammed rumours that she can be taking to the stage and vowed by no means to go to the nation till “all human rights” are granted.

She mentioned: “There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar. I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform. Will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup.”

FIFA has issued a plea to the 32 competing nations to “let football take the stage” on the event in Qatar however the Three Lions boss mentioned that it’s “highly unlikely” that the group will adhere to the governing physique’s request.

Gareth mentioned: “We have always spoken about issues we think should be talked about, particularly the ones we feel we can affect. Contrary to one or two observations in the last few weeks, we have spoken in the same way other nations have spoken about this tournament, the human rights challenges.”

“We’ve been very clear on our standpoint on that. So, look I think we would like to focus primarily on the football. For every player, every coach and everybody travelling to a World Cup, this is a carnival of football.”

“So regarding the LGBT community, we stand for inclusivity and we are very, very strong on that. We think that is important in terms of all our supporters. We understand the challenges this tournament brings within that, if it wasn’t for the strength of that community, we wouldn’t be women’s European champions. So it’s very, very important to us.”

LOS ANGELES: British rock legend Sir Rod Stewart rejected a suggestion to carry out in Qatar despite the fact that he was provided greater than USD 1 million.
Offered the seven-figure sum to entertain crowds within the Middle East nation – which has been chosen to host the upcoming World Cup however has drawn controversy over the choice as a result of homosexuality is prohibited there- in 2021, the 77-year-old rock legend rejected the profitable gig as a result of it “wasn’t right” to go, reviews aceshowbiz.com.
“I was actually offered a lot of money, over USD 1 million, to play there 15 months ago. I turned it down. It’s not right to go. And the Iranians should be out too for supplying arms. Tell you what, supporters have got to watch out, haven’t they?” he instructed The Sunday Times.
The upcoming soccer event will characteristic performances from the likes of former Take That star Robbie Williams in addition to Craig David and Tinie Tempah however pop singer Dua Lipa not too long ago slammed rumours that she can be taking to the stage and vowed by no means to go to the nation till “all human rights” are granted.
She mentioned: “There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar. I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform. Will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup.”
FIFA has issued a plea to the 32 competing nations to “let football take the stage” on the event in Qatar however the Three Lions boss mentioned that it’s “highly unlikely” that the group will adhere to the governing physique’s request.
Gareth mentioned: “We have always spoken about issues we think should be talked about, particularly the ones we feel we can affect. Contrary to one or two observations in the last few weeks, we have spoken in the same way other nations have spoken about this tournament, the human rights challenges.”
“We’ve been very clear on our standpoint on that. So, look I think we would like to focus primarily on the football. For every player, every coach and everybody travelling to a World Cup, this is a carnival of football.”
“So regarding the LGBT community, we stand for inclusivity and we are very, very strong on that. We think that is important in terms of all our supporters. We understand the challenges this tournament brings within that, if it wasn’t for the strength of that community, we wouldn’t be women’s European champions. So it’s very, very important to us.”