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Qatar 2022: Belgium's Red Devil's spoil Canada's World Cup return

Here is our round-up of what is happening on day four of the Qatar World Cup.

United Kingdom

Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Manchester United with 'immediate effect'

It marks a bitter end to the Portugal captain's second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club

Scenes

Meet the team changing perceptions with every goal in Gaza

In partnership with Media City

"The sport has changed my life. It gave me hope and made me feel that life is beautiful and even better than before."

Sport

World Cup at-a-glance: Wins for English and Dutch amid armbands row

Here is your at-a-glance guide to what happened on day two at the Qatar World Cup.

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Sport

In pictures: Qatar World Cup opening ceremony and first match

Hosts Qatar took on Ecuador in the opening game of the 2022 tournament, after a lavish opening ceremony in Doha.

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Ahead of the game: football fans find innovative solutions for front row seats

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This has been an exciting season for club football around the globe, with several rising stars demonstrating their value to their national teams ahead of the most exciting football event this year.

Sport

Your guide to the 13 European teams competing at Qatar World Cup

Form, expectations and emerging talent: Your guide to the 13 European teams competing at the Qatar World Cup

Sport

Host nation Qatar braces for World Cup fever ahead of opening night

Doha prepares for the first of 64 matches as the World Cup gets underway this Sunday in Qatar.

Sport

FIFA showcases this year's World Cup trophy in Doha

Football fans in Doha caught a first glimpse of this year's World Cup winner's trophy.

Culture news

Meet the young designer transforming old football shirts into corsets

Playing on France's love for fashion, young designer Maï Jarach is giving a second life to old football shirts by transforming them into corsets. And they look amazing.

Culture news

Maradona 'Hand of God' World Cup ball fails to sell despite €2.3M bid

Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian former match official who refereed the quarterfinal game between Argentina and England in Mexico in 1986, owned the 36-year-old Adidas ball that was auctioned in London.

Sport

John Carew: Ex-footballer given jail term for tax fraud in Norway

The court found that he had "negligently" failed to declare his income for six years.

Football Now

What can fans expect when coming to Qatar's World Cup?

In partnership with Media City

Football, fanzones and fire-breathing spiders...there's something for everyone at the Qatar World Cup.

Qatar 365

Accessibility and empowerment: key goals of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

In partnership with Media City

Could Qatar be the most accessible FIFA World Cup tournament ever? People with disabilities have been part of the planning of stadia, and the Street Children World Cup highlighted the striking similarity of issues affecting street-connected children worldwide.

Qatar

Fury as Qatar World Cup envoy calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'

The German government has described as "terrible" comments by Qatari official Khalid Salman who said homosexuality was "damage in the mind" and visiting gay fans would have to "accept our rules".

Sport

Champions League draw: Who is playing who in the last 16?

The matches will be played in February and March next year.

Switzerland

FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on football over politics

FIFA bosses have written to all 32 national federations urging squads not to hand out "moral lessons to the rest of the world", after several protests over human rights.

Travel News

FIFA World Cup: Heathrow workers to strike over pay

Strike action could cause delays at Heathrow during the football World Cup.

Sport

German footballer fined €1.2 million for assaulting ex-girlfriend

The Munich court found the former international guilty of assault, battery, and insult charges.

Qatar 365

Meet the Qatar 2022 FIFA Volunteers

In partnership with Media City

Qatar is the smallest nation ever to host a World Cup. And it has enlisted 20,000 football fans from all over the world to help it do so.