Powar said there was “more awareness” of racist incidents happening in soccer, mainly because of increased media coverage, but was still surprised to see so many reports so early in a season.
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At the past two World Cups a match ticket counted as a visa and, Powar noted, in Qatar in 2022 “everybody did have the opportunity to travel there with a ticket, there were no restrictions.”
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