Macron returns to Qatar for love of sport, despite criticism


              FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron applauds after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 14, 2022. Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate's human rights and environmental record. Why? Because France is in the World Cup final, and Macron really is a big football fan — as well as a prominent advocate of the longstanding partnership between the two countries. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
            
              FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, right, stands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino prior to the start of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 14, 2022. Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate's human rights and environmental record. Why? Because France is in the World Cup final, and Macron really is a big football fan — as well as a prominent advocate of the longstanding partnership between the two countries. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
            
              FILE - French president Emmanuel Macron gestures during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 14, 2022. Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate's human rights and environmental record. Why? Because France is in the World Cup final, and Macron really is a big football fan — as well as a prominent advocate of the longstanding partnership between the two countries. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Macron returns to Qatar for love of sport, despite criticism