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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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      Who is England vs Iran referee Raphael Claus? Brazilian referee at the 2022 World Cup

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      THE Qatar World Cup is here and Raphael Claus has been confirmed as the referee for England vs Iran in the opening round of group games.The South American will join 38 other officials in the middle east as the best teams in the world battle it out for World Cup glory.
      Raphael Claus has been appointed as a referee at this year’s World CupCredit: Reuters
      Here is all the information you need on the man in the middle.
      Who is Raphael Claus?
      Raphael Claus was born in 1979 in Santa Barbara.
      He is one of two Brazilian referees officiating at the tournament, with Wilton Sampaio also making the trip.

      Clauss currently represents the Brazilian Serie A league, refereeing over 40 games in the last 12 months.
      However, he also has experience of blowing his whistle in international tournaments.
      In June 2019, Clauss was selected to referee the Under-20 World Cup, taking charge of the semi-final between Ukraine and Italy.
      The 43-year-old has since been involved in several Copa America matches, officiating in the third placed-final between Colombia and Peru.
      Raphael Claus refereed Lionel Messi and Argentina in the last yearCredit: Getty
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      More recently, Clauss has overseen plenty of South American World Cup Qualifying matches, most notably watching both Colombia and Chile miss out.
      He has refereed Argentina three times in the last 12 months, producing 19 yellow cards in that time.

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      Huge delay in England clash with Iran as goalkeeper goes down injured after horror clash at World Cup and is forced off

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      ENGLAND vs Iran was massively delayed after goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was involved in a horror head clash.The keeper suffered a bloody nose after defender Majid Hosseini ran into him in a head-on collision.
      Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a bloody nose
      He quickly received medical attention and physios managed to stop the bleeding.
      It took many minutes but Beiranvand eventually got back to his feet and was able to restart play with a goal kick.
      But he was clearly dazed after possibly suffering a concussion and signalled to come off before laying on the pitch.
      No2 Hossein Hosseini had been warming up and replaced Beiranvand after a lengthy amount of stoppage time that saw 14 MINUTES added on to the end of the first half.
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      The incident came minutes after Harry Maguire was denied an England penalty.
      Gareth Southgate and his players fumed after the referee failed to award the spot kick despite Maguire appearing to be bear-hugged in the box.
      The incident prompted a protest from Southgate, who waved his arms in frustration.
      Maguire proved to be a danger in the box and almost gave England the lead in the 30th minute with a header from a Kieran Trippier corner that came back off the bar.
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      Moments later Jude Bellingham showed him how it was down when he headed in Luke Shaw’s pinpoint cross.
      It was the 19-year-old’s first goal for the Three Lions in his 18th appearance.
      Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling then quickly added more goals in a superb first half for England.
      England were to add another three in the second half, although conceded twice as the Three Lions got their campaign off to a flyer with a 6-2 win. More

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      We live on England’s most patriotic estate… people shockingly say we’re on the dole and RACIST – but we love our country

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      ENGLAND’S most patriotic estate which has hung out hundreds of football flags has revealed trolls attack them over their World Cup display. Organiser Chris Dowse said online haters accuse them of being on the dole and even racist because of their St George’s Crosses. 
      Chris Dowse, pictured ahead of last year’s Euros, revealed his estate gets online hate for its patriotic World Cup displayCredit: Alamy
      Residents are wrongly accused of being on the dole and racistCredit: Reuters
      The street has draped hundreds of flags for every national tournament since 2012Credit: Reuters
      But he insisted people realise the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey, South East London, is extremely inclusive when they go to visit. 
      They have draped their estate in football flags for every major national tournament since 2012, and began doing it for the women’s tournaments in 2019 too. 
      Most flags are supporting the English team, but they also have other nationalities putting out flags supporting their teams like Spain and Portugal.
      Chris told The Sun: “People say we are all unemployed and on the dole and that none of us go to work. But we all go to work.
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      “They also say the council will be round to take the flags down. 
      “Some people think it’s racist. People assume stuff with the flags, but it’s not like that.
      “They’re solely to represent the England football team. We are the most patriotic estate.
      “I once went through every comment on social media and replied to them all, saying: “You know nothing about this estate and nothing about the people.
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      “If they came down they will find that we are nothing like what they assume. When people come they see it’s lovely and inclusive.”
      Last year the estate was covered in more than 400 England flags to cheer on the boys for the Euros.
      They then did the same again when the women’s team triumphed this year and celebrated their victory with a mural to Lioness forward Fran Kirby.
      Residents usually pay £4 for a small custom flag and £15 for larger ones. But the cost went up for the whole estate this year from £60 in 2018 to £350.
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      And the flags have had to go up later than normal this year and will go down as soon as the tournament is over – unless England win – because of the winter weather.
      Chris previously told MyLondon the World Cup should never have been given to Qatar and should never be played in winter.
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      Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon reveals shock team he’s supporting at Qatar World Cup 2022 after Azzurri failed to qualify

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      ITALIAN goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he will be supporting Cameroon at the World Cup.The African side will face Switzerland, Serbia and Brazil in their World Cup group.
      Gianluigi Buffon is supporting Cameroon at the World CupCredit: Rex
      Cameroon has been the Parma goalkeeper’s second team since 1982Credit: AFP
      Buffon will not be playing at the World Cup after Italy failed to qualify for the tournament.
      The Azzurri lost to North Macedonia 1-0 in their qualifying match as they only managed to come second in their group.
      This means that the Italians have not been at the last two World Cup tournaments as they also missed out on playing in Russia in 2018.
      Buffon however will be watching and has named the team he is backing, surprisingly, as Cameroon.
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      The veteran goalkeeper told Radio Anch’io Sport: “It has always been my second team, my favorite Serie B team, ever since the 1982 World Cup.
      “In 1990 my support was total, with players like N’Kono, Milla and Oman-Biyik who, for me, were heroes.
      “The 1990 Cameroon squad I could repeat by heart.”
      He also showed support for Iran’s spot in the tournament, after there were calls for them to be kicked out due to the nation’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict
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      He added: “Iran’s presence at the World Cup is right, sport is a meritocracy and they have earned this participation, this opportunity.
      “If this then becomes a way to send signals of collective humanity, so be it. Long live Iran’s players.”
      Buffon is in the twilight of his career at 44 years old, but there appears to be no end in sight for the former Juventus stopper.
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      Joe Lycett ‘shreds’ £10,000 in protest at Beckham’s £10m deal with Qatar

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      JOE Lycett has “shredded” £10,000 in protest of David Beckham’s £10 million deal with Qatar.The comedian, 34, put his money where his mouth is by destroying the currency after Beckham refused to pull out of his World Cup ambassador role.
      Joe Lycett, 34, destroyed £10,000 after Beckham refused to pull out of his World Cup ambassador roleCredit: PA
      The comedian posted the stunt to his Twitter pageCredit: PA
      He threw two large bundles of £5 notes into a woodchipper, leaving a shredded bundle of money on the floor before walking awayCredit: PA
      In a clip posted to his Twitter page, Lycett threw two large bundles of £5 notes into a woodchipper, leaving a shredded bundle of money on the floor before walking away.
      Openly pansexual Lycett gave England legend Beckham, 47, an ultimatum last Sunday, telling the star, who he called a “gay icon”: “Qatar was voted one of the worst places in the world to be gay.
      “If you end your relationship with Qatar, I’ll donate this £10,000 of my own money.
      “However if you do not, at midday next Sunday I will throw this money into a shredder, just before the opening ceremony of the World Cup.”
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      Beckham made his first public appearance at the controversial tournament on Saturday ahead of yesterday’s opening ceremony and first match.
      On Saturday FIFA chief Gianni Infantino defended Qatar’s human rights record in a bizarre rant, with the Swiss accusing Western nations of “hypocrisy” and “racism”.
      Some online slammed the comedian – and said he should have donated the money to charity.
      Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: “Shredding £10k will earn Joe Lycett far more than it will cost him and is in effect a paid-for publicity stunt which has worked.”
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      One former fan said the stunt had changed his view of the comic, saying on Twitter: “I liked Joe Lycett but he’s just shown what a privileged life he lives that he can afford to shred £10,000.”
      But actor Chris Addison defended the comic, labelling Lycett: “A force for good”.
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      Female referees to make history by officiating at a men’s World Cup for the first time

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      FEMALE referees are set to be used for the first time at a men’s World Cup.French-born Stéphanie Frappart, 38, Rwandan midwife Salima Mukasanga, 34, and Japanese fitness trainer Yoshimi Yamashita, 36, will all appear.
      French-born Stéphanie Frappart, 38, will appear in the World CupCredit: AFP
      It is the first time in the 92-year history of football’s most prestigious tournament that a woman will officiate a match.
      French-born Frappart, 38, previously made history as the first woman to referee matches in France’s Ligue 1, the UEFA Champions League and World Cup qualification matches.
      She became a FIFA-qualified referee in 2009.
      Frappart said of host nation Qatar, which places strict rules on women: “I will go there for the competition. I wouldn’t go there for the environment”
      “But perhaps this World Cup will improve women’s rights in the country.”
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      Rwandan midwife Mukansanga, 34, and Japanese personal trainer Yamashita, 36, have also been selected to officiate on the global stage.
      The fleet of female officials said they were confident refereeing in front of a worldwide audience scrutinising their every decision.
      Legendary official Pierluigi Collina, head of the referees’ committee, said: “For us, they are referees, they are match officials.”
      Collina, who refereed the 2002 World Cup final, added that the women were not picked because of their gender and would be allowed to officiate games involving conservative nations such as Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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      England stars in incredible World Cup omen as Declan Rice, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount ALL score 66 in Darts Challenge

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      IT’S coming omen! England’s first three players in the Lions Den darts challenge all scored 66.Players in the series have unlimited darts to reach separate targets in 30 seconds — and Declan Rice, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount all hit the same year England last lifted the World Cup.
      England ace Mount feels something ‘strange’ is going on as he joins team-mates Rice and Shaw with a freaky score of 66Credit: Getty
      Mason Mount watches as presenter Josh Denzel counts up his scoreCredit: Getty
      Mount, the last of the trio to pull off the spooky total, was stunned by the flight of fantasy ahead of Monday’s opener against Iran.
      The Chelsea midfielder said: “That is just strange. .. wow!”
      Gareth Southgate’s squad have been taking part in tasks, racing F1 driver Lando Norris and talking about childhood memories on England’s official YouTube channel.
      And what should have been the most simple challenge became instead the most freaky – as it rammed home the dream of emulating the Three Lions’ 1966 World Cup heroes.
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      Facing a special target, Mount hit 46 from eight darts – with just time for one more effort before his half-minute ended.
      He went for the riskiest circle – a “ball” with a score of 40 – where you lose everything if you hit the hand holding it…. and got the 20 on the outer circle.
      Presenter Josh Denzel at first hailed Mount as the new leader on 76 – before later revealing his mis-count.
      With Denzel and Mount both spooked by the THIRD 66, the 23-year-old playmaker joked:  “I’m upset that I didn’t win.
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      “But that is just strange. that is.. wow!”
      Shaw and Rice seem certain starters in Doha on Monday, with Mount also in contention.
      But Southgate confirmed Kyle Walker and James Maddison aren’t yet fit enough to be considered,
      Declan Rice is a handy darts player with his own board at home, says MountCredit: Reuters
      Left-back Shaw also racked up a magical 66 in the Lions’ DenCredit: Rex More