Gareth Southgate is facing a continued backlash from campaigners after claiming migrant workers in Qatar are “united” in wanting the World Cup to go ahead.
The England manager said in an interview with CNN on Monday that workers in the Gulf state "wanted the football to come to Qatar" because they "love" the sport and “football is everything”.
But Amnesty International have described Southgate’s comments as “unhelpful” with less than three weeks to go before the tournament kicks off. Qatar has been fiercely criticised for its human rights record since being awarded the tournament in 2010 with an estimated 6,500 workers having died during the building of infrastructure - a figure that Qatari officials have denied.
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