FIFA's secretary general Fatma Samoura has claimed that Qatari people are "the most hospitable people on earth" in a rare interview in which she attempted to allay the security fears of visitors to the Gulf state.
A day after details of a letter sent by the governing body's president Gianni Infantino and Samoura to the 32 representative FAs stressing the need to focus on football was reported, the secretary general has promised that all visitors to the country during the tournament will receive "the best hospitality that you can imagine" regardless of "social and sexual orientation."
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, leading to fears about the safety of any LGBT supporters who attend the tournament, while a Tory MP earlier this week told fans to not bring their mobile phones due to hacking fears.
