What's the story with the World Cup in Qatar? Explaining it all this week is gcooney93 in conversation with SineadOCarroll on TheExplainerPod
WHY IS THE World Cup being held in Qatar? What about the reports about thousands of migrants affected by the event? What will the heat mean for the teams? And who might win?
To talk us through all you need to know about the World Cup and its background, this week we have The42.ie soccer writer Gavin Cooney in studio. He will be heading to Qatar soon and on this week’s episode he joins fellow soccer fan Sinéad O’Carroll to discuss the event, the politics, the players and more.Source: The Explainer/SoundCloud
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