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David Beckham is told he's made a 'big, big mistake' by taking £10m to be a paid ambassador for Qatar, as his old Man United team-mate Eric Cantona suggests he 'doesn't know what has happened there'

David Beckham has been told he's made a 'big mistake' in taking an ambassadorial role for the Qatar World Cup, by former team-mate Eric Cantona.

The ex-England international has come under fire in recent months for his decision to be a 'face' of the tournament and has been accused of duplicity in the country's sportswashing campaign.

And now Cantona, who Beckham knows well from their shared time at Manchester United, has urged the England icon to re-think his stance and suggests Beckham isn't aware of 'what has happened there'.

When asked if he would ever adopt a similar role to Beckham, Cantona told the Athletic: 'I would not do it at all.