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Qatar is ready to ban all beer gross sales at and round its World Cup stadiums, in a dramatic U-turn simply two days earlier than the large soccer event begins, based on a number of experiences citing folks with data of the matter.
The conservative, gas-rich Muslim nation doesn’t totally ban alcohol for guests, however its sale and consumption is strictly managed.
The reported determination, which is anticipated to be announce by Qatari authorities on Friday, throws the event’s $75 billion sponsorship by main beermaker Budweiser into query and is ready to anger many organizers and attending followers already annoyed over restrictions.
FIFA’s decide for Qatar, a tiny state within the Gulf with a inhabitants of three million folks and a restricted soccer historical past, to host the 2022 World Cup was controversial from the outset when the choice was made in 2010.
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