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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexandra Topping

‘There’s so many having major moral thoughts’: England fans conflicted over Qatar World Cup

Andy and Kristy Payne at Wembley Stadium
Andy and Kirsty Payne will travel to Qatar to support England but will be ‘wearing as much rainbow gear as we can’. Photograph: Andy Payne

Andy Payne has supported England at every World Cup bar one for the past 40 years – but when it was announced that Qatar would host in 2022, he hesitated. “There’s so many people, including me, quite rightly having major moral thoughts on all this,” he says.

In the end, he and his wife, Kirsty, decided to go – but his usual T-shirt and shorts will be adorned with a bright rainbow armband, while Kirsty will wear a large rainbow hat.

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