England fans left stunned after being invited to lunch at a Qatari millionaire's mansion
  • last year
A group of England fans at the World Cup were invited to lunch at a Qatari millionaire's mansion - after he spotted one of them wearing a Premier League shirt. Jassa Dehal, 47, and his pals were left stunned when the wealthy businessman sent a car to pick them up from their hotel in Doha the day after meeting him in a bar. Jassa had struck up a conversation with the man, known only as Omar, at their hotel the night before after he spotted him wearing a Wolverhampton Wanderers shirt. They quickly bonded over their love of football and exchanged numbers before Jassa got a message out of the blue the next day saying: "There is a car waiting for you." The friends were then transported to Omar's sprawling mansion where he had laid on a five star feast for lunch - including a football-themed fruit platter. They were then given a tour of the massive property, invited to swim in his pool before they all stayed to watch Japan's shock 2-1 victory over Germany. Jessa, who runs a butchers in Wolverhampton, said the experience had been 'amazing' and they had been 'blown away' by their host's kindness. He said: "You cannot even dream of what happened to us. We were in the bar of our hotel and he came over and said he knew Wolves. "He noticed my Wolves shirt and we started talking about football, Wolves, Raul Jimenez and he said he was a Manchester United fan. "He was really knowledgeable and knew a lot about Wolves, he knew we'd sacked the manager. "He was such a nice, hospitable man, he started buying our food and drinks and didn't allow us to pay, but wanted to make us feel welcome in his home-country. "The whole experience has been fantastic, lots of mixing in with different nationalities."
Recommended