Qatar will host the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time in a row from 4-11 February – and local fans are looking forward to welcoming their teams from all over the globe.

Amid strict health and safety protocols, Al Rayyan stadium will reach approximately 50% capacity when it hosts this year's Amir Cup final between Al Sadd and Al Arabi on December 18 – Qatar National Day.

The landscape around Education City Stadium is dotted with leading universities, where cutting-edge research is conducted and academics inspire their students to be at their best.

About 15,000 additional rooms to accommodate visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022 have been secured after a joint committee approved a number of residential properties for use during the tournament.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton believes races without spectators are not ideal but worthwhile if it means the season can start.

More than two-thirds of Premier League fans believe the introduction of VAR has taken the fun out of football, according to a YouGov survey.

A total of 16 floating hotels are to be set up on the shores of Qetaifan Island North to provide accommodation for tourists and fans within the fan villages during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Football fans based in Qatar lapped up a majority of Visa Presale tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 to be held in Qatar next month, it was revealed on Thursday.

A blitz of a final lap saw world champion Hellen Obiri retain her 5000m gold from London 2017 much to the delight of the massive contingent of Kenyan fans at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.

Qatar is welcoming thousands of fans and competitors for the World Athletics Championships starting Friday, an event seen as a staging post towards the 2022 football World Cup.

Thousands of English football fans draped in their team's colours gathered in Madrid ahead of Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham, many still desperately seeking tickets for the match.

All roads will lead to the Al Wakrah Stadium on Thursday as the newly-built venue for the 2022 World Cup will host the Amir Cup final.