Nottingham Forest forward Jesse Lingard has laid out his "two main observations" about the World Cup in Qatar.
In a column for The Mail on Sunday, the 29-year-old admitted it is "annoying" that the tournament has come just as the Reds were building momentum in the Premier League under head coach Steve Cooper after a difficult start to the season.
He also says, though, that the "vast majority" of players want to be at the World Cup despite the backdrop of human rights issues and mistreatment of migrant workers. "Having the World Cup in Qatar has caused controversy which everyone knows about," Lingard wrote.
