If the point is competetion between all coumtries, excluding some is directly contrary to the goal of an international contest. I find it quite clear.

Which country is being excluded? I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you talking about the article or the comment or some imagined point? The article is about a player voluntarily choosing not going to a country. Its important to note that people can disagree over methods being employed to reduce discrimination.

> Which country is being excluded?

Until the very last minute, Saudi Arabia refused to issue visas to any players from Israel, Iran, or Qatar. At the last minute, they allowed players from Iran and Qatar in.

They continued to refuse to allow any players from Israel in.

A pretty easy litmus test of whether a country is worth visiting: would you be comfortable standing on a corner in a major city with a sign critical of the dominant religion?

That is a poor test, and no travel website AFAIK uses it. Most people don't feel the need to offend someone over their personal beliefs. Its not a useful technique if your goal is to get people to be more inclusive.

"Be more tolerant! BTW, F* your god ! "

Love the false equivocation.

Love your assumption without explanation. Its easy to be sarcastic.