HNSOM SPORTS AND LEISURE

摘要

One of my hacks was in the Gulf state of Qatar last week to check out preparations for the 2022 World Cup. The Qatari project manager on the Zaha Hadid and Aecom-designed Al Wakrah stadium, Thani Al Zarraa, showed a number of journos around the stadium site, which is starting to take shape with enabling works and foundations work now complete and a pitch area marked out. The PRs didn't miss a trick, bringing along a football to allow the hacks to have a kick about on the pitch that will (probably) host a World Cup quarter final. What team does Al Zarraa support? "Chelsea, England, Italy and Barcelona," he replied generously.