"With regard to the story published in today's edition of The Times newspaper concerning a 'Dreams Football League, ' the Qatar Football Association and other Qatari football entities can categorically confirm that we have no involvement in any such initiative and has heard nothing to suggest such a concept is genuine, " the statement read.

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The 28-year-old is the driving force behind a popular website called I Love Qatar, an online celebration of all things Qatari and what he says are "the good things" that Qatar has brought from the west.

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The number was bought by an anonymous Qatari bidder during a charity auction hosted by Qatar Telecom in Doha on 23 May 2006, according to Guinness World Records.

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The Qatari man was hospitalized in an intensive care unit in Qatar on Sept. 7 and taken by air ambulance to London Sept. 11.

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"I never thought the day would come that I have to ask the waiter in a restaurant in Qatar what kind of meat is in their burgers, " tweeted one Qatari about the sale of pork.

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Funded by the Qatari royal family, Aspire was set up to nurture sporting talent from Qatar and beyond, and the academy is already producing results.

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"It is a taboo in Qatar to see somebody wearing the national dress and drinking, " said Hassan Al Ibrahim, a Qatari commentator.

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