AFTER being confirmed as the host of the 2034 men’s football World Cup yesterday, Saudi Arabia will throw tens of billions of pounds at insane building projects – including an entire mega-city.
In preparation, the Saudis have unveiled plans to build or upgrade 15 futuristic stadiums – 11 of which will be entirely new.
Shiny mock-ups of the stadiums show ridiculous, sci-fi structures, but human rights groups warn they will come at the cost migrant workers’ lives.
The election of Saudi Arabia as World Cup hosts has sparked fierce criticism relating to its human rights record and the fairness of the bidding process.
In order to quiet misgivings and prove itself a worthy host, the Gulf nation …