Cats, pop stars and dressing-room showdowns: Qatar World Cup highlights

Sure there were sporting zeniths, but what about Chesney Hawkes, maltreated felines and a surfeit of dancing …

Today I feel gay,” Fifa’s head told surprised journalists pre-tournament. “Today I feel disabled, today I feel a migrant worker.” He revealed he knew how migrants felt because “as a child [in Switzerland] I was bullied. I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian, so imagine”. His basic point: media should stop the “profoundly unjust” scrutiny of the hosts. “It’ll be the best World Cup ever.”

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