Ronald De Boer: Qatar Has Made Great Strides in Preparations for 2022 World Cup
- 3 years ago
Dutch footballer Ronald De Boer, former Barcelona and Ajax star, confirmed that Qatar has made great strides in preparations for the 2022 World Cup, as it has so far accomplished nearly 95 percent of all infrastructure, projects and World Cup stadiums.
He explained that Qatar is now preparing to host the Arab Cup, which will be held on the World Cup stadiums, as an important opportunity to operate the World Cup stadiums and an ideal experience for Qatar's preparations before hosting the largest football event in the world next year.
De Boer expressed his pleasure to assume the position of ambassador for the Qatar Legacy Program, one of the programs of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the authority responsible for delivering the infrastructure projects necessary for Qatar to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He explained that his assumption of the position of ambassador of the Qatar Legacy Program is motivating and good, this will give him the opportunity to correct misconceptions about this region of the world, especially since he lived in Qatar and socialized with its people and touched the extent of their generosity, hospitality and love, as well as the development in the issue of expatriate workers and the ideal conditions in which they work.
He believed that football is capable of change, and this is the most beautiful thing about it. Therefore, he will seek to bring closer views regarding misconceptions about the region so that the fans who will come to watch the World Cup in Qatar has correct information, ideas and good concepts about the Arab region.
Regarding some criticisms of the Qatar World Cup, de Boer considered that the criticism is focused on the issue of employment, and that it is one of the topics that must be discussed, so he assumed the position of ambassador for the World Cup Qatar in order to clarify this picture, especially as things are going in continuous improvement.
Regarding the levels of the Qatar national team in the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, he explained that the Qatari national team's participation in these competitions is a good experience, especially in light of its contact with large and different teams, and then gaining experiences that contribute to the development of the levels of its players significantly.
De Boer considered that the Dutch national team is not a candidate for the European Championship, which will start in the middle of this month, especially in light of the presence of France, England and Germany, but he stressed that the players will do their best to win.
He rejected the idea of establishing the European Super League, and considered it a condescending way to impose a new championship, and that it was not the ideal idea to change football, pointing out that football is a fun game, and it should be on an adventure, as Leicester City won the English Premier League title years ago.
He expressed that Barcelona are not at their best this season, and that his Dutch coach Ronald Koeman took charge in a difficult stage, pointing out that he performed well with the team, and led him to win the Cup, but losing the league in the last three weeks is sad, but given how Barcelona started For the league, it's on the right track.
On the impact of the "Covid-19" epidemic on sports, de Boer stressed that the epidemic had a negative impact on sports in general, and this was evident in the masses failure to attend the competitions completely, especially that there is nothing better than the joy of winning and celebrating in the stands, noting that all The countries of the world are working to vaccinate their citizens in order to return life to its normal course in the whole world, which is the most important thing now and not football, especially since in such circumstances the future cannot be predicted. (QNA)
Source: QNA
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