Summary of today's events in sports, 18.11 (Sport1)
The countdown continues and in two days the 2022 World Cup will start, but it seems that the viewing experience in the stadiums will not allow for a real football celebration.
According to a report in the "Guardian", in recent days Qatar has been exerting heavy pressure on FIFA in order to ban the sale of alcohol in the eight stadiums that will host the games - even though it had already pledged in the past that it would not prevent this
. It is forbidden. The organizers of the World Cup pledged to exempt the skies from the strict regulations and to sell alcoholic beverages in the stadiums, but now they have made a U-turn, and are trying to bring about a last-minute change.
According to estimates, FIFA may accede to the request of the Qataris and take the stands selling beer outside the walls of the stadiums. to designated fans' complexes where they can stay before, after and between games.
The Qataris changed their mind.
Lusail Stadium in Doha (Photo: GettyImages, Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)
The person who may be affected by the decision is the beer maker Budweiser, one of FIFA's main sponsors. In recent days, the organizers demanded that the company's advertising signs and sales positions be moved to hidden and less prominent places in the stadiums, so as not to encourage alcohol consumption.
According to the "Guardian" , FIFA's crisis with Budweiser may cause the company to sever its ties with the organization, and thus it may lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
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