 November 14, 2022 Qatar will have had to agree to facilitate Budweiser's beer tents, despite the clash with its culture, as the brewer is one of Fifa's biggest sponsors. It is believed to pay around £64 million to the global football association every four years. Alcohol is not banned in Qatar, but it is generally only available in hotel bars – namely for western tourists. Officials have agreed to allow the sale of alcohol at stadiums but said visitors should 'respect' local customs. The location of the World Cup has been controversial ever since Qatar was named as the host in 2010. An investigation by the Guardian claimed more than 6,500 construction workers have died building stadiums and infrastructure for the tournment. Qatar claims it has only had three work-related deaths. Thousands of low-paid migrant workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka were allegedly among the dead. Qatar is believed to have built up a migrant workforce of over t){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Qatar made workers ‘hustle’ to hide Budweiser’s beer tents after the royal family changed plans at the last minute, it has been claimed.
The Qatari royals were reportedly worried that flaunting the sale of beer would offend the country’s conservative Muslim population.
So they demanded the tents be hidden away from sight, sources have said.
Footage on social media shows staff in high vis vests wheeling a red Budweiser tent to a different location outside a stadium on Sunday.