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​Tottenham star Kane: World Cup captains discussing Qatar problems

England captain Harry Kane admits that he is in discussions with other national team skippers about controversies surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The upcoming iteration of the tournament is taking place in Qatar this coming winter, in November and December.

Not only are fans upset at the tournament being moved from its traditional summer spot, but there have been a host of human rights controversies surrounding Qatar in recent years.

"Christian Eriksen [Denmark] got in touch with me a couple of weeks ago now," Kane said to reporters.

"Obviously there is (Spurs' France captain) Hugo Lloris, who I am in touch with a lot anyway. So the discussion was there to maybe do something as a collective. When we come to a decision of something we want to do, for sure we will share it.

"I think it will be important to do it collectively. I feel like it will be a bit more of a stance, a bit more power.

"So there's no time time-frame on it but obviously the World Cup is coming thick and fast. We want focus to be on that."

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