On video: World Cup championship celebrations in Argentina (Photo: Reuters)
Was Salt Bay the one that "stole" the World Cup trophy?
After it became clear in the last few days that Leo Messi celebrated on the grass in Qatar with a fake trophy, the network estimates that the original trophy is actually in the hands of the Turkish chef Salt Bay, who, as I recall, caused a great stir at the end of the final in Qatar, when he celebrated with the Argentina players winning the title.
Last week it was announced in Argentina that the trophy with which Leo Messi was photographed in the famous photo, which later became the photo with the most likes in Instagram history - is merely a replica, and not the real trophy.
The ones who made the replica are an Argentinian couple, Manuel and Paula Zuzilic, who hoped that the Argentine players would sign their trophy and give them an unforgettable souvenir.
Since then the story unfolded and developed.
insolent.
Salt Bay (Photo: GettyImages, Matthias Hangst)
So where is the original golden trophy?
According to fans who allegedly examined the photos, the real trophy went to the chef, whose mere presence on the grass was a scandal in itself.
As I remember, Salt Bay, the famous chef who owns several restaurants around the world and charges huge sums for standard dishes thanks to self-marketing and inexplicable hype - was seen on the grass quite disturbing the players, who did not understand how he got to the field, where only family members were allowed to enter.
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After that, it turned out that Salt Bay entered partly due to his connections with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and the celebrity-chasing chef was able to appear again in photos from the biggest event in the world. In one of the less pleasant moments of the final, Salt Bay (Norost Gučka) is seen troubling Leo Messi impatient and asking to be photographed with him while holding his hand, until Messi responded to his request with demonstrable reluctance. The outrage then grew when the chef uploaded a photo of himself online with the trophy, which is made of 18 carat gold and is valued at 20 million euros. FIFA then announced that an investigation had been opened to find out how he entered the field, and it is even claimed that a number of tournaments in the world will ban his entry.
Messi and Di Maria discover that it is a fake trophy (Photo: GettyImages)
And burst out laughing! (Photo: GettyImages)
The couple of Argentinian fans, Manuel and Paula, told about the turn of events and the journey made by the trophy they created.
"The goal was for the players to sign it, but in the end the trophy found its way onto the field three times. The first time it was taken by a relative of Alejandro Paredes, and he signed it. The second time they asked for it, and it took 45 minutes. It went From one player to another, with all the members of their families, everyone took a picture with him. In the stands they already told me, '
You've got the cup.'
Then Lautro Martins brought it to us, and he also signed it.
Representatives of FIFA Pailo came to us, to make sure it is not the original."
By the way, Messi's wife Antonella also took a picture with the non-original trophy, and in one of the most famous pictures from the final - Angel Di Maria and Messi notice at the bottom of the trophy that it is not the real thing, and laugh happily,
It is not clear which trophy Argentina celebrated in the celebrations in the homeland in front of the millions of passionate fans, but as mentioned since the truth about the real trophy was revealed on the net - the conspiracies and speculations do not stop.
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