Leeds United to play two matches in Myanmar despite calls for boycott
656 views · Published 4 May 2018 · 15:10 · Indexed 26 October 2026
Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs
British football team Leeds United has come under fire for planning a tour to Myanmar, The UN says Myanmar is guilty of ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims. Rights groups have urged Leeds to reconsider their tour, but the club's owner, Andrea Radrizzani, isn't budging. Guests: Kyaw Win Founder and Executive Director of the Burma Human Rights Network Nyo Ohn Myint Former member of the ruling NLD party Darren Lewis Football writer, the Daily Mirror
