David Beckham has said the Qatar World Cup will be a "platform for progress" amid backlash for his backing of the event's controversial location.
Speaking at the Supreme Committee’s “Generation Amazing” youth festival in Doha on Thursday in a pre-recorded video, the football icon praised the nation for their organisation of the international sporting event, reports Birmingham Mail.
It comes as football chiefs have been slammed for choosing the country as tournament host due to its criminalisation of homosexuality, poor treatment of migrant workers and dismal human rights record.
