What in the hell are the English fans going to do now????
2 days before the start of the World Cup, Qatar changed its stance and will no longer allow beer sales around the stadiums. As part of their FIFA bid for the WC, they had agreed to allow sales outside the stadiums (like tailgating) but not in the venues. Now, that will not be allowed.
Only sales after 7 PM at FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, [thereby] removing sales points of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters.
$75M spent by Budweiser as a sponsor --> worthless.
sports.yahoo.com
2 days before the start of the World Cup, Qatar changed its stance and will no longer allow beer sales around the stadiums. As part of their FIFA bid for the WC, they had agreed to allow sales outside the stadiums (like tailgating) but not in the venues. Now, that will not be allowed.
Only sales after 7 PM at FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, [thereby] removing sales points of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters.
$75M spent by Budweiser as a sponsor --> worthless.
Qatar’s World Cup Beer Ban Is a $75 Million Headache for Budweiser
In a zero-hour switcheroo that has all but blindsided official FIFA beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch InBev, Qatari officials have banned beer sales in and around the country’s eight World Cup venues. The decision to slam the door on alcohol sales is a pricey reversal for the brewer’s world-famous...
