Danish Nadia Nadim, 34, has been criticized for her role as the World Cup ambassador in Qatar.
And the current star of the European Championship, on Monday, was subjected to pressure from the Danish press.
– I don’t know who you think I am? I told Extra Bladet, I’m not Donald Trump.
In April, Nadia Nadim announced that she is one of the men’s winter toilet ambassadors in Qatar.
A controversial choice for which the Danish football star received fierce criticism in his homeland. Ahead of Denmark’s squad for this summer’s European Championship, captain Lars Sondergaard asked her to comment on her role as ambassador.
“Who do you think I am?”
Something I did on Monday when the national team met in Elsinore.
I tried to separate it from politics and focus on the things I could contribute. I did it as an ambassador. I don’t know who do you think I am? I am not Donald Trump. I am also not Mette Frederiksen (Prime Minister of Denmark). I may be able to one day become prime minister, but I’m not now, says Nadia Nadim to Extra Bladet.
In the Danish national team, she is a teammate with striker Bernel Harder, who works alongside Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson. When asked about her opinion that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and that, according to critics, she indirectly supports her in her role as ambassador, she replied:
– I think it’s completely wrong. I do not support this position. love is love. You must be able to love whoever you want, she says and goes on:
“want to make a difference”
– I can refrain from this, but I don’t think it changes anything. I want to be active and make a difference. I think I do it by showing that a woman can do it. The next step is to arrange the ladies restroom there. The next step is for Harder and his girlfriend to be able to kiss (in Qatar). I know you can’t see it, but it’s clear to me: Rome was not built in a day. take time.
Nadia Nadim is also asked how much money she makes for working at the World Cup in Qatar.
– It’s a stupid question. I get paid for it, but it’s not much. It is not a matter of money. Nadia Nadim says, I would have done it even if I didn’t receive the money.
