Despite World Cup host's promises to improve life for foreign labourers, many still live desperate lives in the shadow of unimaginable riches
Every night as Ram, Kamal and Krishna take off their boots outside their cramped rooms, they can see the shimmering silhouette of Qatars Aspire football complex.
Under its glowing domes, handpicked Qatari youths are drilled in preparation to play at the 2022 World Cup. The boys wear the latest £200 football boots and are trained by a former coach from Spains top league on a full-sized air-conditioned pitch sometimes used by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. In eight years time, these boys will carry the hopes of the richest per capita nation in the world in the opening match of footballs most prestigious event.
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