Southgate Qatar dig over fans

GARETH SOUTHGATE says it’s ‘horrible’ and ‘a great shame’ that some sections of England’s fan base will not feel comfortable enough to travel to Qatar for the World Cup in November.

And the Three Lions boss has urged organisers to go further and prove that everyone will be welcome in a country that has an appalling human rights record.

Southgate will address his players this week in a bid to educate them about some of those issues.

He will shine a light on those being faced by women and the LGBTQ+ community, in particular — issues which, for now at least, look set to keep many Three Lions supporters away.

Southgate (above) said: “I’m quite clear on the areas of concern about this tournament.

“The building of the stadiums was the first and there’s nothing we can do about that now.

“There are obviously ongoing concerns about the rights of workers and the conditions they live in and those areas. It seems