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      We spent more than £80 on TINY cold burgers & bottled beer in Qatar hotel… even our chips were dry, says World Cup fan

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      WORLD CUP fans have told how they spent £80 on five bottled beers and two hilariously tiny burgers at a luxury hotel in Doha. Wales fans piled into the ritzy bar and managed to drink it dry as they endured the expensive booze and food.
      Pictures shared of the grey-looking mini served in QatarCredit: news.com.au
      The fans spent £80 five beers and the two small burgersCredit: news.com.au
      The high price and questionable quality of food and drink in Qatar is becoming a major talking point for fans at the World Cup.
      And one group of fans revealed their experience as 1,600 fans packed into a lavish hotel bar with just two toilets, reports news.com.au.
      Booze has become even more of a precious commodity after it was banned from stadium complexes on orders of the Qatari Royals.
      So fans either have to wait for it to go on sale at the one of the fanzones – with the bars opening at 6.30pm.
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      Or they have to hunt out the licenced hotel bars dotted around the cities which can sell alcohol to foreigners and non-Muslims.
      Welsh fans endured the high prices as they watched national hero Gareth Bale thump home a penalty to net them a 1-1 draw with the US.
      But one group of fans paid £79 for five bottles of beer – or around £16 a bottle.
      It did come with some food, but they ended up with some unappetising looking cold “mini-burgers” and a small portion of dry wedges.
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      “It is what it is really,” said Wales fan Ieuan.
      “We’d rather pay this than walk around struggling to find somewhere to have a drink.
      “We’re staying on a cruise ship where the drinks are about the same price, so it’s just nice to get off that today.”

      Fans queued up from 1.30pm to get inside the bar before the Wales game kicked off at 10pm.
      The tiny burgers are the latest piece of scran to cause a stir at the World Cup.
      Fans were left baffled by a £9 “Greek” salad being served in a fanzone – which looked like a bag of supermarket salad with one olive.
      And they were stunned by the breakfast allegedly being served at the near £200-a-night ten accommodation.
      It was a hodgepodge of items that was compared to a child’s packed lunch from a school trip.
      Qatar has already faced questions over organisation of the World Cup – with reports weeks before the start that the nation simply was not ready.
      Confusion over the sale of beer, infrastructure problems and reports of crowd trouble at the fanzone have already surfaced.

      The tiny country is expected to welcome more than one million fans during the tournament – when the country only has a population of 2.9million.
      Billions have been spent to try and ready the nation for its first attempt at holding an event of this scale. More

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      Qatar World Cup fans savage rip-off burger that ‘looks like a Rustlers’

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      QATAR World Cup fans have been left baffled by a “rip off” burger on sale at the stadiums which they compared to a £1 Rustlers. The expensive cost of food and drink has caused a stir as more than a million fans descend on the tiny nation in the Middle East.
      How much would you pay for this burger at the footie?
      Packed-lunch style breakfast boxes at £175-a-night fan camps, £15 bottles of Becks, and sad-looking salads on sale at the World Cup fan zones have all been widely shared and mocked.
      And it has raised questions about whether fans really are getting value for money as they travelled to Qatar – which is one of the richest countries in the world per capita.
      The latest snap widely shared online is of a miserable looking beef burger which was reportedly served at the Al Thumana Stadium during the 2-0 win for the Netherlands over Senegal.
      The snap shows a small and rather flat looking beef burger – which fans compared to a simple microwavable burger from Brit snack favourite Rustlers.

      And while it may a delicious snack for £1 – fans agreed that it certainly wasn’t worth the stonking £8 this fan paid for it during the game.
      “Is it me or is that a Rustlers?” wrote one fan, as others replied “No mate it’s worse” and “this makes Rustlers look like prime quality food”.
      Others fans joked “Ronald McDonald wouldn’t touch that” and “£8 for a McSingle?”
      “Did someone trample on that before you opened it?!” one said, and another replied “sad looking burger that”.
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      One added in all capital letters: “EIGHT POUNDS FOR A RUSTLERS?” and one joked: “Robbery beyond daylight.”
      And another said “wow, looks absolutely disgusting…. Hope it tastes better than it looks” while one added “Footy Scam more like”.
      “The wrapper looks the best bit,” another wrote, and one said “looks like the pack lunch me ma made me when I was 7”.
      Other fans however were less damning as they said they had paid more for less at stadiums and festivals in the UK.
      Qatar has already faced questions over organisation of the World Cup – with reports weeks before the start that the nation simply was not ready.
      Confusion over the sale of beer, infrastructure problems and reports of crowd trouble at the fanzone have already surfaced.
      The tiny country is expected to welcome more than one million fans during the tournament – when the country only has a population of 2.9million.
      Billions have been spent to try and ready the nation for its first attempt at holding an event of this scale.

      And in an embarrassing u-turn last night, Qatar authorities revealed they were offering refunds to fans facing problems at the cabin villages.
      Football fans complained of leaky toilets, six hours queues to check in, and heavy handed policing at two of the pop-up sites in Qatar. More

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      We spent more than £80 on TINY cold burgers & bottled beer in Qatar hotel… even the chips were dry, says World Cup fan

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      WORLD CUP fans have told how they spent £80 on five bottled beers and two hilariously tiny burgers at a luxury hotel in Doha. Wales fans piled into the ritzy bar and managed to drink it dry as they endured the expensive booze and food.
      Pictures shared of the grey-looking mini served in QatarCredit: news.com.au
      The fans spent £80 five beers and the two small burgersCredit: news.com.au
      The high price and questionable quality of food and drink in Qatar is becoming a major talking point for fans at the World Cup.
      And one group of fans revealed their experience as 1,600 fans packed into a lavish hotel bar with just two toilets, reports news.com.au.
      Booze has become even more of a precious commodity after it was banned from stadium complexes on orders of the Qatari Royals.
      So fans either have to wait for it to go on sale at the one of the fanzones – with the bars opening at 6.30pm.
      READ MORE ON WORLD CUP
      Or they have to hunt out the licenced hotel bars dotted around the cities which can sell alcohol to foreigners and non-Muslims.
      Welsh fans endured the high prices as they watched national hero Gareth Bale thump home a penalty to net them a 1-1 draw with the US.
      But one group of fans paid £79 for five bottles of beer – or around £16 a bottle.
      It did come with some food, but they ended up with some unappetising looking cold “mini-burgers” and a small portion of dry wedges.
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      “It is what it is really,” said Wales fan Ieuan.
      “We’d rather pay this than walk around struggling to find somewhere to have a drink.
      “We’re staying on a cruise ship where the drinks are about the same price, so it’s just nice to get off that today.”
      Fans queued up from 1.30pm to get inside the bar before the Wales game kicked off at 10pm.
      The tiny burgers are the latest piece of scran to cause a stir at the World Cup.
      Fans were left baffled by a £9 “Greek” salad being served in a fanzone – which looked like a bag of supermarket salad with one olive.
      And they were stunned by the breakfast allegedly being served at the near £200-a-night ten accommodation.
      It was a hodgepodge of items that was compared to a child’s packed lunch from a school trip.
      Qatar has already faced questions over organisation of the World Cup – with reports weeks before the start that the nation simply was not ready.
      Confusion over the sale of beer, infrastructure problems and reports of crowd trouble at the fanzone have already surfaced.
      Read More on The Sun
      The tiny country is expected to welcome more than one million fans during the tournament – when the country only has a population of 2.9million.
      Billions have been spent to try and ready the nation for its first attempt at holding an event of this scale. More

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      World Cup supporters roast terrible breakfast with doughnut for £200-a-night deal and fans are all saying the same thing

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      WORLD Cup fans have slammed a sad looking breakfast allegedly being served at the fan village in Qatar.Football fans have had to fork out nearly £200-a-night to stay in tents or shipping containers in pop-up accommodation.
      Picture widely shared allegedly showing the breakfast from the Qatari fan village
      Qatar desperately had to erect the fan camps the cope with the huge influx of visitors for the controversial World Cup.
      Fans have already slammed the tent and cabin village as a “rip off” with some describing them as feeling “unfinished”.
      Qatar has 1,800 tents and 6,000 cabins near Doha for the World Cup.
      Tents can set you back £175-a-night – and punters have been sharing a picture of a box of grub that was said to have been served to fans.
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      The “breakfast box” shows a sandwich, an apple, a “potato-looking” muffin and a doughnut.
      It also comes with a kids’ lunchbox style carton of juice, a tiny water bottle, and a sachet of instant coffee in a paper cup.
      The food box also includes a little plastic packet of honey.
      Fans were left unimpressed by the alleged breakfast – and it latest piece of scran to cause a stir in Qatar.
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      The picture was shared multiple times on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit – receiving tens of thousands of likes and hundreds of shares.
      “£200 to sleep in a plastic tent in the desert and eat something that looks like airline food?” wrote one fan.
      Another added: “Genuinely thought they had been given a potato, then realised it was a muffin.”
      Others said “200 quid a night for this?” and “looks like a packed lunch I got on primary school trips”.
      Qatar has already faced questions over organisation of the World Cup – with reports weeks before the start that the nation simply was not ready.
      Confusion over the sale of beer, infrastructure problems and reports of crowd trouble at the fanzone have already surfaced.
      The tiny country is expected to welcome more than one million fans during the tournament – when the country only has a population of 2.9million.
      Billions have been spent to try and ready the nation for its first attempt at holding an event of this scale.
      “Wait, are you supposed to drink the instant coffee cold?,” another fan wrote of the breakfast.
      Others added “that Nescafé budget coffee sachet just tops it off” and “honestly I’ve had better breakfasts in hostels”.
      However, many other fans were happy with the breakfast and said it was no worse that what you get in budget hotels.
      “That looks decent [to be fair]. Better than a lot of hotel breakfasts I’ve seen,” one said.
      Another added: “All the English hooligans kicking off because its not a bacon roll [&] acan of lager.”
      Others wrote “looks better than what is served in most UK stadiums” and “it looks nicer compared to some stuff I have had on planes”.
      And another fan said: “To be fair it looks OK. But for 200£ you would get something immensely better anywhere else.” More

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      Inside Russia’s Churchill Pub where punters swill London Pride, eat fish & chips and will cheer on ENGLAND at World Cup

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      WITH St George’s flags hanging on walls, paintings of Winston Churchill, London Pride on tap, and fish & chips on the menu – you could be fooled into thinking you are in a classic British boozer.But then you remember you are in the middle of Moscow and you aren’t in a Wetherspoons, you are actually in Churchill’s Pub – one of the home’s of English football in Russia.
      The Russian Lions will be supporting England from their beloved Churchill’s Pub in Moscow
      An England banner flies behind the bar in Churchill’s
      Millwall fans enjoy a pint of London Pride and a plate of fish and chips at Churchill’s Pub
      The pub’s World Cup display – featuring a St George’s flag
      Maxim and some of the punters enjoy a pint
      Pictures from inside the pub show a loving crafted tribute to English football and British culture – with portraits of monarchs such as King George V.
      There are piles of football scarves, hanging footie strips and other memorabilia plastered around the pub – most of which is for the punters’ club of choice, Millwall.
      And in the middle of the front window is a giant St George’s flag hanging around a mannequin clad in a Churchillian suit and bowler hat next to a sign for London Pride.
      Next to the dummy is a World Cup – as the patrons this year have vowed to back England despite tensions over the Ukraine war between the UK and Russia.

      And while the punters told The Sun Online they currently can’t get London Pride in Russia due to sanctions, they have plenty of other beers on the menu.
      You can get hold of Hobgoblin, Bishops Finger, Ghost Ship, Theakstons and plenty of others – along with various variants of Scotch.
      It even has its own Churchill’s Draught Ale – complete with a pump that resembles the World War 2 leader’s hat and dickie bow.
      The food menu is also brimming with plenty of classic pub grub – with options for pies, burgers and of course fish & chips.
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      Churchill’s Pub also has a traditional red phone box outside – and makes sure to show English matches on TV.
      And it of course will be showing the World Cup.
      Maxim Prokhoroenko, one of the pub’s regulars and the head of the Millwall Supporters Club in Russia, told The Sun Online about his love for Churchill’s Pub.
      “It has that unique English pub’s atmosphere. That’s why we chose it as a home for Russian Lions,” explained Maxim.
      But he bemoaned the absence of his favourite beer London Pride.
      “Russia is under sanctions now, so we can’t get it now, either we still have good choice of ales, lagers and spirits,” he told The Sun Online.
      Russian fans who gather at Churchill’s Pub are unashamed Anglophiles – and they will be cheering on England in Qatar.
      The war has made things tough for the Russian Lions – and they have called for peace, urging Putin to stop the “madness” in Ukraine.
      But all the troubles won’t stop them backing the Three Lions.
      He added however they don’t hang their flags or carry them outside anymore due to the politics.
      “We will support England. My strong opinion is that the sport is above the politics,” Maxim told The Sun Online.
      “The political situation between our countries is not good, but it’s just football.”
      The pub is the home of Millwall supporters in Russia
      Piles of football scarves at Churchill’s Pub – with Millwall at the topCredit: Maxim Prokhorenko
      Millwall legends are honoured at the pubCredit: Maxim Prokhorenko
      English ale Bishop’s Finger is also a favourite of the Russian Millwall fans
      The World Cup ready for the start of the tournament on Monday
      It has a portrait of Winston Churchill hanging inside
      The fans gather every week to watch their beloved Millwall
      The pub is bedecked with footie memorabilia, pictures of Churchill and flags
      He went on: “I have many friends in UK, we keep on chatting, they are sending me pictures and videos from The Den, I hope I will be able to come to London to see my Millwall again.”
      Maxim said he believes England “deserves” to win the 2022 World Cup after the Three Lions heartbreakingly missed out at Euro 2020 in a gut-wrenching penalty shootout against Italy.
      He and his pals will be adding their cheers and chants for England some 2,000 miles from Doha, 1,600 miles from the UK.
      Maxim said: “England every tournament has a very strong team, but every time after 1966 something is going wrong. I can’t explain this magic.”
      He joked that England should replace Gareth Southgate with a manager like bumbling fictional coach Mike Bassett and play “four, four, f***ing two”.
      However, despite vowing the cheer on England – he said he didn’t know who will win the World Cup.
      “I don’t want to be like Pele saying rubbish predictions every time,” Maxim told The Sun Online, but added he thinks Serbia could have a chance to pull off a shock.
      Russia will not be competing the World Cup this year despite being the host nation in 2018.
      FIFA kicked the side out after numerous nations vowed to refuse to play against the final stages of qualification due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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      The war has seen Russia become an pariah state – with strained relations at the UK, US and other Western nations at breaking point sparking fears of World War 3.
      However, Maxim and his friends have vowed rise above it all in the name of a shared international love of the beautiful game. More

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      Fans all say same thing about fish and chips at Tottenham as North London food war with Arsenal hots up

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      TOTTENHAM might trail rivals Arsenal on the pitch – but they appear to be winning the North London battle of the snacks.Spurs have been serving up tasty food since their ground opened almost four years ago.
      Tottenham charge £10.49 for fish and chips at the ground
      From Jalapeno fried chicken and pulled pork hot dogs to smoked brisket and even Biscoff doughnuts, they’ve continuously outdone themselves.
      In truth, the new stadium did cost Daniel Levy around £1billion.
      But the Tottenham owner has allowed the club to take the quality of the food they’re serving to another level.
      And one dish has proved to be quite a hit – the fish and chips.
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      Instagram account Footy Scran uploaded loaded a photo of the fish, accompanied by chips, mushy peas and sauce.
      Generally, fans were impressed by it with one saying “Can confirm this is 🔥🔥🔥 and much better than the football on display.”
      Another said: “When the food is better than the team.”
      But others were questioning the price, which is £10.49, although considerably cheaper than the £24 Arsenal charge for a sandwich meal deal at the Emirates.
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      A third replied: “Nice, but a tad expensive though!”
      A fourth admitted: “Was good until I saw the price.” More

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      Win a World Cup party with Iceland and The Food Warehouse

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      WITH just over a week until the World Cup begins, we have teamed up with Iceland and The Food Warehouse to give away a share of £10,000 to throw a massive World Cup party at your home!50 lucky Sun Savers will each take home £200 to fill your freezer with tons of delicious food. Plus, with party food season being just around the corner, these prizes will come in perfect time for the Christmas food shop.
      Get World Cup ready with the ultimate party food spread.
      Iceland and The Food Warehouse have got you covered to host the party of the year. Take your pick from a range of bundle deals they have on offer ready for The World Cup!
      Choose from their famous three for £10 mix and match deal, where you can save up to £5. This deal includes over 100 products, such as Crispy Chicken Breast Fillet Strips, Iceland Pork Leg Crackling Joint, Magnum Classic Ice Cream Sticks and exclusive to Iceland Cathedral City Mac ‘n’ Cheese.
      Exclusively to Iceland, cheese lovers can pick up the Cathedral City mac ‘n’ cheese for just £3.50.
      There are also three for £5 across frozen and chilled party packs, including delicious Sticky Chicken Skewers, Mini Steak Bakes and Vegetable Samosas.
      Lastly, it would not be a party without drinks included. Your guests can enjoy a round of soft drinks with Iceland’s four for £32 on packs of fizzy drinks, such as Diet Coke (£8.50, 24 x 330ml) and Fanta Orange (£8.75, 24 x 330ml).
      Plus, it just would not feel right to watch football without a pint in your hand. For this reason, Iceland is giving two crates of beer on a selection of beers for just £20. For the more sophisticated football fans, Iceland is also offering two bottles of wine for just £11, including its Mount Rozier Sauvignon Blanc (£5.95, 75cl) and Mendoza Malbec (£5.95, 75cl).
      How to enter:
      To enter the competition, follow these simple steps:
      1) Download the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk.
      2) Go to the Offers section and click ‘Start Collecting’ on the ‘World Cup Party’ page.
      3) Collect SEVEN out of 13 Sun Savers codes. We will print one Sun Savers code daily in the newspaper from Monday, November 14 to Saturday, November 26.
      4) Enter or scan your seven Sun Savers codes on the app or website by midnight on Friday, December 2 to be automatically entered into the competition.
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      Collect SEVEN Sun Savers codes from the 13 printed in The Sun from Monday, November 14 – Friday, November 26, 2022. Last chance to start collecting your first code is Sunday, November 20, 2022. Competition closes at 23:59pm on Friday,December 2, 2022. Over 18, residents of the UK only. One entry per person. Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries. There will be 50 winners in total who will each win  a £200 (two hundred pounds) Iceland voucher, only (terms apply, see voucher for details). Allow 14 days from entry closing for the prize draw to take place. Winners will then be notified within seven days of the prize draw and will receive their prize within 30 days of the draw. No cash alternative to prize in whole or in part. Prize is non-transferable. The Sun will share the name and address of the winners with Iceland Foods Limited (Iceland) for the purpose of sending out the prize only (“Personal Data”). Iceland will process the Personal Data fairly and lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR. Iceland will be required, with the winners’ prior consent, to share the winners’ Personal Data with Iceland’s appointed courier services provider for the purpose of delivering the Prizes to the winners. Promoter is News Group Newspapers Ltd. Promotion not open to employees of the Promoter, Iceland or any organisation directly connected with the fulfilment of the Promotion or their families and household members. The winners will be required to participate in reasonable publicity relating to this competition. For full T&Cs see sunsavers.co.uk. More

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      Boxer David Haye pictured chomping on chicken wings despite becoming a vegan in 2014

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      BOXING star David Haye landed a knockout blow to his vegan diet by chomping on a chicken wing.The former heavyweight and cruiserweight world champ, 42, savoured every bite of a £21 hotel platter of them.
      David Haye landed a knockout blow to his vegan diet by chomping on a chicken wingCredit: Greg Brennan
      David became a vegan in 2014 and has spoken about his meat-free dietCredit: Getty
      An onlooker said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes.
      “David has told the world about his veganism and talked of his meat-free diet while flogging his vegan protein brand.
      “His meat-free diet credentials have hit the canvas.”
      The popular big-hitter, who formerly starred in a promo video for animal rights group Peta, was spotted tucking in on the terrace restaurant at central London’s Blake­more Hyde Park Hotel.
      Haye — wearing a baseball cap and a hoodie — had left his £100,000 Rolls-Royce outside.
      Haye, who appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2012, became a vegan in 2014.
      In 2017 he told The Sun: “I’ve had a plant-based diet for three years.
      “I have a full-time chef and a good nutritionist who makes sure I get all the minerals and nutrients required, which isn’t easy in a plant-based diet.
      “I feel better than ever, I look and feel younger.
      “People say, ‘Where do you get your strength from?’. I say, where does an ape get his strength from?
      “He’s 20 times stronger than a human and doesn’t have a meat-based diet.
      “They eat plants all day long. It’s a myth that you need meat for strength.
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      “But I don’t like to ram it down people’s throats.
      “People say, ‘How do you know if someone is a vegan – because they never stop talking about being a vegan!’”
      Last night representatives of Haye were asked for comment. More