Hoeneß declares double pass call and again defends World Cup award to Qatar
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In an interview with the Bild newspaper, Uli Hoeneß explained the reasons for his call to the Sport1 double pass. The 70-year-old reiterated his position on the World Cup award to Qatar and again defended Bayern.
In an interview with the Picture-Uli Hoeneß gave the reasons for his call to the newspaper sports1-double pass explained. The 70-year-old reiterated his position on the awarding of the World Cup in Qatar and once again defended FC Bayern’s cooperation with the state airline Qatar Airways.
On Sunday afternoon, Bayern Munich’s Honorary President Uli Hoeneß made a call to the sports1-One-two for a stir. Hoeneß got involved in the debate about the upcoming World Cup in Qatar and attacked studio guest Andreas Rettig, who had sharply criticized the World Cup award and FC Bayern’s partnership with the state airline Qatar Airways, head-on.
The longtime Bayern official called Rettig the “king of hypocrites” and argued that the World Cup and Munich’s cooperation with Qatar would improve the human rights situation there. Rettig contradicted this thesis and recommended that Hoeneß check his sources and soon position himself more broadly.
On Monday published the picture-Zeitung an interview with Hoeneß, in which the 70-year-old explained the reasons for his call and reaffirmed his position on Qatar. Hoeneß explained that studio guest Alfred Draxler provided the reason for his five-minute TV appearance. The chief columnist picture had demanded in the Qatar debate not to overload the sport. Hoeneß also takes the same position.
“We Germans have to be careful not to isolate ourselves”
“Qatar is a shareholder in VW and Deutsche Bank, for example. The Chancellor is asking for oil and gas in Qatar. It’s about our country,” he emphasized. “Otherwise we could only do business with 17 percent of the world. We Germans have to be careful not to isolate ourselves.”
The 1974 world champion also sticks to his statement that working with the emirate would improve the human rights situation on the ground, citing the women’s team at FC Bayern as proof of his thesis: “A few years ago, the women’s team at FC Bayern was the first to women’s team in Qatar played in shorts. It was a sensation and a breakthrough for women’s football.”
Hoeneß was and is aware that his unexpected call would cause discussions. “That’s exactly what we need,” he explained. “Thanks to football, the focus is on Qatar, which brings changes. I’ve had sensible discussions with those responsible there myself.”
As an indication of an extension of the 2023 expiring contract with Qatar Airways However, Hoeneß does not want his statements to be understood: “No, I don’t know that at all. And that’s not my topic. My concern is that we should sweep our own front door instead of having hypocritical discussions.”
When it comes to the World Cup, he will only decide after the preliminary round whether he will fly to Qatar himself to watch the German team’s games. Should he get the impression that the DFB-Elf have a chance of winning the title, he will follow the knockout duels on site.
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