“We met one of the Sheikh’s sons & he took us back to the palace!” 😮
“We were on the hunt for beers and we ended up at a big palace, we saw his monkeys & exotic birds!” 🐒
These England fans are out in Qatar & you HAVE to listen to their story! 🤣#FIFAWorldCup #TSWorldCup pic.twitter.com/RlclrsnEsP
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) November 20, 2022
At first I thought maybe these lads made the whole thing up for a laugh, but then I scrolled through the replies and sure enough:
— Rob Phillips (@RobPhillips26) November 20, 2022
Amazing. These boys were really just roaming around Qatar looking for beers and ended up hanging out at a Sheikh’s palace. I know we keep hearing about the insane rules regarding alcohol in Qatar but if you’re invited by one of the Sheikh’s sons to his house then surely you become exempt at that point? I don’t know, but the video evidence is clearly there, although I’d have probably waited until I was back home in Liverpool before sharing that footage if I were them. Just to be on the safe side.
Of course there are a bunch of people insisting this is propaganda using paid actors to pretend like Qatar is the friendliest, most welcoming place ever, but I’m going to give these lads the benefit of the doubt. What a story for them already and we’re barely 24 hours into the World Cup. It’s coming home!
Meanwhile back in the UK – a non-league goalkeeper drank urine after a fan peed in his water bottle when he wasn’t looking. Harsh.
