Will Younger has labelled David Beckham “grasping” after he turned a paid ambassador for Qatar forward of this 12 months’s World Cup.
The singer pushed for the previous England footballer to take motion after he signed a controversial take care of the Fifa World Cup hosts.
The event kicked off on Sunday in Qatar the place homosexuality is prohibited and will result in seven years in jail, with sexual exercise between males probably ensuing within the loss of life penalty.
On Wednesday, Will posted a message on Instagram to say he was “disenchanted” within the former England captain and urged him to make an annual monetary donation to assist LGBTQIA+ charities in Qatar.
He wrote: “Qatar is in fact not the one nation on the planet with appalling information on human rights. The argument that sport will not be political is duplicitous and two-faced.
“What’s undoubtedly clear nevertheless is a star such as you @davidbeckham, who I as soon as sang for (not for any cash I hasten so as to add) at your birthday has disenchanted me greater than I can say.
“Our paths crossed a good few occasions resulting from being with 19 Administration and also you had been all the time pleasant and beneficiant. Individuals do issues for cash, everyone knows that.”
He continued: “Here’s what irks me probably the most – not a WHISPER from your self David to point out solidarity, not a WHISPER from your self to point out help for the sensible bloodbath of migrant employees, not a WHISPER David to assist LGBTQIA+ communities dwelling underneath fixed hazard.
“The choice to take the alleged £150 million over 15 years is grasping sufficient, the burying of your head within the sand from you, your workforce and your advisers is repellent and cowardice personified.”
The Pop Idol winner, who wrote a e-book in 2020 exploring his expertise of homosexual disgrace, then urged the sportsman to donate £1 million to LGBTQIA+ charities in Qatar for yearly he’s a paid ambassador.
“Can one thing be salvaged from this odious deal?” Will requested. “Maybe these funds may also help present much-needed security to these dwelling in terror while your posters smile down on the folks of Qatar.”
Will’s message comes after Joe Lycett donated £10,000 of his personal cash to LGBTQ+ charities after he urged Beckham to finish his ambassadorship deal earlier than the event began.
The comic appeared to shred the money in a video shared on social media on the identical day because the opening recreation of the World Cup, however later revealed he didn’t really destroy the cash and had donated it as an alternative.
David Beckham has been contacted for remark.