The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “England fan plays with lion cub after ‘Sheikh invites them to palace’ on Qatar World Cup night out” – below is their description.
Alex Sullivan, in the Middle East to support his country, was asked what his experience had been like in Qatar.
He answered: “We were just out having a good time, having a mooch, getting our bearings right.
“The set up is spot on, you know. We’ve been enjoying ourselves.”
But then the interview took a turn when his friend said: “Last night we met one of the Sheik’s sons and he took us back to the palace and showed us the lions and everything.
“He made us feel so welcome. Look around – it doesn’t get any better than this.”
Elaborating, Mr Sullivan said: “We were obviously on the hunt for some beers, and he said he saw beers, so we jumped in the back of his Toyota Land Cruiser and ended up in a big palace.
“We were in the back and he was showing us all his monkeys, his exotic birds.
“It was nuts.”
The claims were met with scepticism from some, but the story appeared to stack up when Mr Sullivan provided an update – a video of him petting and kissing a lion as it sat on his lap next to a tennis court.
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