A BAN on booze in stadiums, Qatar’s human rights abuses, teams making political statements in defiance of Fifa rules… There’s been so much drama and controversy swirling around this world cup it’s sometimes hard to remember why it’s called the beautiful game.
Which is why it’s good to go back to basics. Because playing for the finest teams in the world are human specimens at the peak of their powers, lighting up the pitch with speed and skill and looking damn fine in the process.
As the action plays out in all sorts of ways in Qatar,
