Actually mad to undertake a tour in a country that forced 600k+ of a minority to flee under violence in 2017, which the UN described as a 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing'. Sure the players would most likely be safe - but what kind of message does it send out associating themselves with such a place? You would've thought a trip to somewhere like Spain or Portgual would've been preferable for everyone involved with the club.Tweet
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Thought the crest was bad enough but this is taking it to the next level. This club is being run by utter morons. Been an embarrassment for years.
North KoreaMyanmar Tour... wow!
What's next? Bangladesh so they can support the kids who manufacture football kits?
Yeah, like those guys who get divorced recently and they are too much time "out of the market", they really can't be picky with the fat ones.Smart from a marketing standpoint to enter a market abandoned by others. They're not exactly in a position to be picky.
It's smart to associate yourself with genocide?Smart from a marketing standpoint to enter a market abandoned by others. They're not exactly in a position to be picky.
They're playing football, not defending the local government or army. None of the players in this summer world cup will be associated with the gasing of Syrian civilians or the oppression of gay minorities.It's smart to associate yourself with genocide?
I'm pretty sure that's a marketing no-no...
Amnesty International question Leeds Myanmar tour
Leeds' tour to Myanmar next month has been questioned by Amnesty International due to the country's "brutal" human rights record.
The Sky Bet Championship club are planning a pre-season tour of Myanmar despite Foreign Office travel warnings being in place for various parts of the south-east Asian country.
"It certainly seems like an odd choice of country to choose to tour," said Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen.
"The last year has seen the human rights situation in Myanmar deteriorate dramatically.
"Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled crimes against humanity in Rakhine State to neighbouring Bangladesh; those who remain continue to live under a system amounting to apartheid.
"The Myanmar authorities have continued the brutal crackdown despite a global outcry.
"Far too often sporting events have been used as a cheap PR tool to 'sportswash' the stain of a country's human rights record."
Leeds are scheduled to play an All-Star XI in Yangon on May 9 and then Myanmar's national team in Mandalay on May 11.
Both cities fall outside areas which the Foreign Office has advised should be avoided.
"We're not going to tell Leeds United where they should and shouldn't visit," Allen added.
"But if the tour does go ahead, the club should use its leverage to call for an end to the crackdown and raise with the Burmese authorities the plight of the hundreds of thousands of families who have been brutalised and forced to flee their homes."
You’re comparing ethnic cleansing to some corrupt proxy war rulers ? Okay thenI won't be getting on my moral high horse anytime soon.....
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...for-Football-Development-in-Saudi-Arabia.aspx
The Saudis are are a tad more than 'corrupt proxy war rulers'. And besides, does it matter what term you want to call it, ethnic cleansing or whatever? At the end of the day innocent civilians are being killed and starved.You’re comparing ethnic cleansing to some corrupt proxy war rulers ? Okay then
Difference is one has publicly been stated by UN while other has plenty of grey area around it.The Saudis are are a tad more than 'corrupt proxy war rulers'. And besides, does it matter what term you want to call it, ethnic cleansing or whatever? At the end of the day innocent civilians are being killed and starved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen
Either that or they’re justifying the genocide because the victims are MuslimsJudging by comments above, it's clear that not many people in Britain (and Europe) have heard of Rohingya genocide/ persecution in Myanmar.
wtf?Either that or they’re justifying the genocide because the victims are Muslims
feck them. Hope they go out of business, the pricks!Miss our matches against them, really do.
Also a big club historically that belongs in the PL.
I'd be delighted to never play them ever again.Miss our matches against them, really do.
Also a big club historically that belongs in the PL.
feck them. Hope they go out of business, the pricks!
I’m all for playing as many matches against our rivals as possible.I'd be delighted to never play them ever again.