Amy Hamm: Seattle's World Cup 'Pride Match' is pure virtue-signalling |
It will do noting to improve the lives of LGBT people in Egypt and Iran
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The organizers of the FIFA World Cup games in Seattle have either never learned about effective sports diplomacy or are too arrogant to care.
SeattleFWC26, the non-profit group organizing the World Cup events in the city, designated a June 26 match between Egypt and Iran as the “Pride Match.” The game roughly coincides with the start of Seattle’s annual Pride Parade. And so, the group has taken it upon itself to unofficially brand the sporting event with messages, and artwork, of LGBT inclusion.
Both Iran and Egypt have lodged........