Watford have performed a U-turn and scrapped a proposed friendly against the Qatari national team.
It emerged over the weekend that the freshly-relegated Hornets had pencilled in an exhibition side against Qatar, who will later this year be the host nation for the first-ever winter World Cup.
The decision drew plenty of criticism, given that the country's views on human rights, homosexuality and women's rights have come under huge scrutiny since the winning bid in 2010 was confirmed. Representatives from Watford's LGBT+ supporters' group and the women’s supporters group were quick to slam the decision for their club to arrange the bounce game.
