With the first game kicking off on Sunday, here's a round up of what you should know.

As much as FIFA have tried to dodge concerns, negativity has dogged the build up to the World Cup, and for good reason. The shadiness goes back to 2015 when a criminal conspiracy was exposed which found that FIFA officials were being bribed into securing Qatar as host country. But the construction work had begun, so plans went ahead regardless.

A shocking 6,500 migrant workers have died in working conditions likened to modern day slavery. Workers were unable to leave the country without an exist visa from their employer. And yet another major human rights concern is at play here.

Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by imprisonment, and shocking methods are reported to be used by officials to entrap queer and trans citizens.

On a far more trivial note, fans have been dismayed by the forced rescheduling from summer to winter to cope with Qatari heat. If you do still make the trip, get ready to shell out £12-15 for a pint.

Many are boycotting the World Cup entirely, however, to demand this of all is to underestimate the importance of football to so many people. As well as discounting the many faultless people who have worked hard to be part of the prestigious tournament. 

The Institute for Fiscal Studies documented the evolution of economic inequality in the UK over the past six decades. Researchers discovered that the wealth of those who were already wealthy increased rapidly, while the living standards of many others remained stagnant due to long-term wage stagnation. In 2008, a typical family required ten years of full-time employment to save enough money to move from the middle to the top wealth cohort. By 2018, the number of years had nearly doubled. Alex Beer, head of the welfare programme at the Nuffield Foundation, which funded the study, stated that the UK requires a holistic approach to inequality.

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