Furious football fans have started demanding refunds from World Cup bosses, saying handing the tournament to Qatar has ‘ruined’ it after a shock announcement today revealed alcohol is banned from all stadiums.
England fans already in Qatar have slammed FIFA as a ‘disgrace’ for the unexpected booze ban only 48 hours before the World Cup kicks off, adding that attending the tournament ‘feels like Big Brother’ is in charge.
Only a few hundred England fans were in Doha when FIFA announced that alcohol would not be sold on stadium concourses after coming under pressure from the Qatari Royal family.
The ban came as a shock to most fans after FIFA had previously reassured them that despite the country’s strict alcohol laws, they would be able to purchase it while enjoying the games.
What part of ‘it’s an extreme, regressive Muslim theocracy,’ did you morons not get? Frankly, given the way that this country behaves towards the workers who built the stadia, anyone attending should be bloody ashamed of themselves for enabling this vile country and its rulers. So, suck it up, you’ll get no sympathy here.
It is somewhat of an embarrassment for FIFA after Budweiser was announced as one of the sponsors for the tournament, and had been granted a monopoly to sell beer at the stadiums. It will now only be able to sell its alcohol-free version of beer there.
Oh dear, how sad, never mind. Sup with the Devil and this is what you get. You expected them to abide by agreements? Bwahahahahaha.
I would pay NOT to drink Budweiser.
Now the real Czech stuff? That’s another story.
Strict Muslim country bans the sale and consumption of alcohol. Who could have seen that coming? Besides, if Budweiser had the monopoly, they wouldn’t have been drinking beer anyway.
While the thought went through my mind, it’s such a cheap shot, I thought I’d leave it for others to run with…
Are they going to segregate the men and the women too? Will there be floggings for doing things that in sane countries aren’t illegal?
“Unexpected” ; “Shock anouncement” These people are not the brightest. I will enjoy the schadenfreude in revenge for all the endless hours spent on cold muddy fields at school. I haven’t laughed so much since a load of Liverpool fans went all the way to Europe and left early ’cause they were three nil down. Liverpool then scored four goals in the last ten minutes and they all missed it. The vox pops interviews were pure gold.
Don’t suppose you have a link to those interviews?
It was just on the radio news in my works van as I was pootling along the M62 so I doubt that they would have been preserved for posterity. The phrase ‘absolutely gutted’ was used quite a lot I recall.
Likewise. You can also add the endless media bombardment ever since that has magnified many times since then in the assumption that everyone is in thrall to it. I detest it with every fibre of my being. So, yeah, I’m having a quiet chuckle over this one.
But the plebs will still be able to get their pork pies and bacon sandwiches, right?
Right?
Oh! 😀
Thinking about it, I like beer but I don’t generally drink it if I am at any kind of event even if there is a bar. Is it only possible to enjoy football if you are half pissed? That would make some kind of sense. If Budweiser is the only tipple available I think that I would pass anyway, tasteless and bland. If only the alcohol free version is available I don’t think anyone will be able to tell the difference.
There is an important point being missed here – lying Arabs.
The Qataris agreed to alcohol sales then, just a very short time before the tournament starts, they reneged on their agreement. This is the Arab way when dealing with outsiders, and they don’t see anything wrong with it. To deceive a non -muslim , non-Arab is not seen as dishonest cheating by them. It is seen as smart negotiation.
Which is why they are best avoided.