The Latest Breaking News on Workers’ rights were touted to be part of the Qatar World Cup’s legacy. One year on, what has changed?

Gary Lineker will lead the BBC's coverage of the World Cup but is conflicted about heading to the Qatar, with the Middle Eastern country heavily involved in sportswashing

The greatest show on Earth will take place against a background of human suffering that cannot be ignored

Qatar kicks off the World Cup on Sunday against Ecuador.

England’s Harry Kane and Wales’ Gareth Bale were due to wear the OneLove armbands in Qatar before Saturday’s announcement.

A full round-up of the latest World Cup headlines from Wales and beyond

Hundreds of supporters from across the globe have been controversially hired by the desert state to promote the World Cup

In his poem Die Lorelei, Heinrich Heine touched on the stillness of the Rhine in his portrait of the legendary mermaid who lured sailors to their doom on the rocks along the river. Just shy of 200 years after Heine's masterpiece, no siren songs have been required to attract footballers…

It should have been obvious to FIFA that Qatar’s dictatorial leaders just wanted to use the tournament for propaganda. As the opening match approaches, Qatari authorities are starting to show their true colours

“The air con in the cabin barely works," one worker told The Times.

Organisers have controversially recruited hundreds of fans to promote the Qatar World Cup in a bid to show the heavily criticised tournament in a more positive light

Organisers have controversially recruited hundreds of fans to promote the Qatar World Cup in a bid to show the heavily criticised tournament in a more positive light