Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
Chef or chef Nusret Gokce nicknamed ‘Salt Bae’ has been inundated with criticism for touching and even holding the trophy World Cup 2022 belongs to Argentina.
The celebrity chef garnered scorn for touching the hallowed Jules Rimet trophy. The trophy should only be touched by the players, official teams or senior management of the world champion countries.
The Argentine people themselves are not necessarily allowed to hold the symbol of the supremacy of the best football team directly under the sky.
Meanwhile, Gokce, who is not part of the Argentina team, can hold and take selfies in various styles, including posing with winger Angel Di Maria.
Most netizens questioned the reason for Gokce’s existence on the sidelines of the Argentina team’s title celebration. The reason is that the Turkish chef has nothing to do with Lionel Messi and others.
“They worked so hard for the trophy. You shouldn’t have touched it!” she wrote a netizen.
“You can’t touch the cup if you are not a world champion team player,” said a netizen from Argentina.
Salt Bae isn’t the only celebrity to break with tradition by eagerly holding the World Cup trophy. In 2014, the singer Rihanna did it too.
Rihanna broke the rules when she touched the trophy during Germany’s match victory celebration. She also uploaded a selfie that was subsequently inundated with criticism.
The 18-karat gold trophy is estimated to be worth around IDR 311 billion. This is one of the most coveted awards in the world.
(June)
