FIFA is taking “applicable inside motion” to deal with breaches of World Cup protocol by a celeb chef who held the gold trophy on the sphere, soccer’s governing physique stated.
The chef, who is called Salt Bae and is commonly seen with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, mingled with Argentina gamers and posed for pictures after their victory over France in an epic recreation on Sunday in Qatar.
FIFA describes the trophy as “a priceless icon” which “can solely be touched and held by a really choose group of individuals, which incorporates former winners of the FIFA World Cup and heads of state.”
“Following a evaluation, FIFA has been establishing how people gained undue entry to the pitch after the closing ceremony at Lusail stadium on Dec. 18,” the world soccer physique stated.
“The suitable inside motion might be taken.”
The chef, who has a restaurant in Doha, was an everyday visitor of FIFA with VIP entry through the World Cup and posted pictures and video clips on social media.
After Argentina’s win in a penalty shootout following an exciting 3-3 draw, he was filmed grabbing the arm of captain Lionel Messi on the sphere to get his consideration. The soccer nice appeared irritated within the movie clip although later posed for a photograph that Salt Bae posted on Instagram.