The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has finally decided to investigate how several people, including a famous Turkish chef, managed to “illegally enter” the ground where the 2022 Qatar World Cup Final was held .
The chef, nicknamed ‘Salt Bae’ rather than his real name, Nusret Gökche (39), has been known since 2017 and has taken photos with Argentine players who were intoxicated with the joy of defeating France on penalties. fans by violating the rules, such as kissing the trophy or kissing the World Cup trophy.
Hit by successive trophy thefts, FIFA is clarifying the rules so that only “selected” people such as players from the winning team, FIFA officials and heads of state have access to the trophy. In a statement to BBC Sport on the 22nd (local time), a spokesperson for FIFA said: ‘Through a series of reviews, FIFA has determined how some people were able to unfairly enter the pitch following the closing ceremony. at Lusail Stadium on 18. done. Appropriate internal actions will be taken.”
Gokche gained fame by mass-producing numerous internet memes featuring a pretentious performance of having salt drip from his forearm during the process of marinating or aging meat, and gained fame by founding a chain of high-end steakhouses in London, Turkey, Istanbul and Doha, Qatar are operating Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), who led Argentina to its first championship in 36 years, active players such as Cristiano Ronaldo (Invincible), as well as retired footballers such as David Beckham and Ronaldo they visited his restaurant. Korean national team players including Son Heung-min (Tottenham) also visited during this tournament and became a hot topic.
Last month, when the tournament was in full swing, Gökçe garnered attention by uploading a video of him hugging FIFA president Gianni Infantino on social media. Even after that, it became a hot topic again with a photo of him sitting in the VIP seat of the stadium and watching the match alongside Brazilian legends like Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Cafu.
Messi, determined to have a picture hung in the restaurant, grabbed his arm, touched his shoulder and tried to avoid him by making a sad expression on his annoying body. However, he managed to take a forced photo with Messi, stealing the trophy that the two players were holding, kissing them and dripping salt from their forearms, making the fans frown.
According to British newspaper The Sun, the United States, which hosts the World Cup four years after FIFA, has begun regulating the government as a preventative measure. The organizing committee of the US Open Cup, hosted by American Major League Soccer (MLS) teams, has preemptively closed the barrier, saying no military bodies will be able to enter the stadium for next year’s final match. It was on the 20th that this arrangement was announced on Twitter. It’s about hitting a player in the United States when Fifa, which was supposed to discipline the military, failed to take action. It can’t be a FIFA side that’s embarrassing.
Lim Byung-seon chief reporter
