Rod Stewart turned down more than $1 million to bid in Qatar

british music Rod Stewart He revealed that he turned down an offer of more than one million dollars (960,000 euros) to work during… World Cup Qatar for ethical reasons.

“They offered me a lot of money, over a million dollars, to play there fifteen months ago,” Stewart told Britain’s Sunday Times. “I turned it down” because it was “not right to go” to the World Cup. In an interview, he was asked about the lack of gay rights in Qatar.

“Fans should be careful,” said the musician, who said it was “a good idea” to play his song “Killing Georgie” during the World Cup, which chronicles the murder of a gay friend in the 1970s.

Just like Dua Lipa

The 77-year-old musician was born in London to a Scottish father, and lamented that Scotland did not qualify for the competition. When asked if he would support England, he replied sarcastically: “No, Brazil.”

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For her part, the British Dua Lipa denied her invitation to participate in the World Cup in Qatar and confirmed that she would support the England team “from afar.”

“I hope to visit Qatar and it fulfills all the human rights promises it made when it won the right to host the World Cup,” the 27-year-old said on Instagram.