David Beckham has defended his role as an ambassador for Qatar saying the World Cup will be a platform for 'progress, inclusivity and tolerance'.
Beckham, on a reported £150million 10-year deal, was seen in a video image at a youth festival in Doha. He told the fans that "today is your day to dream". The issue of workers' and LGBT+ rights remains in the build up to this World Cup.
But Beckham said: "Qatar dreamed of bringing the World Cup to a place that it had never been before, but that it wouldn't be enough just to achieve things on the pitch. The pitch would be a platform for progress."
