England and Liverpool legend John Barnes has accused the British public of 'bullying' Qatar.
Barnes, 59, told fans from western countries to 'stop lecturing' the World Cup hosts on their human rights record via social media on Thursday, bizarrely suggesting that they 'wouldn't dare do the same' to Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
Qatar's anti-LGBTQ+ laws and alleged mistreatment of migrant workers has prompted the British public to criticise the country and FIFA in the hope of inspiring change.
Barnes, who thinks the British viewpoint is hypocritical because of discrimination against black people in the UK, told Times Radio earlier this week that people should respect the culture, law and religion of Qatar.