«World Cup 2018: 'Salah used for political capital' as Chechnya host Egypt training». BBC. 12. juni 2018. Besøkt 5. mai 2020. «And Amnesty International said the photo with Salah was «pure sportswashing». Allan Hogarth, Amnesty's head of policy and government affairs, added: «Ramzan Kadyrov was always going to see Mo Salah as a walking photo-opportunity, but Liverpool and Egypt football fans should look at the reality behind this cheerful-looking photograph. During Kadyrov's authoritarian rule in Chechnya there have been a stream of reports of enforced disappearance, of detainees being tortured and even extrajudicial executions. Journalists, those perceived to be gay and anyone pursuing human rights activism is at acute risk in Chechnya. A smiling photo with Mo Salah isn't going to wash away Ramzan Kadyrov's sinister human rights record.»»
Ewan Murray (11. mai 2022). «Players taking Saudi money for weak events is a bad look for golf». The Guardian. Besøkt 12. mai 2022. «It remains depressing that golfers are so willing to assist the Saudis in a sportswashing exercise. Human rights atrocities cast a shadow over everything the Public Investment Fund writes cheques for.»
