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FIFA probe celebrity chef Salt Bae’s ‘undue access’ at World Cup final | Football News – Times of India

LONDON: FIFA are investigating how celebrity chef Salt Bae gained "undue access" to the pitch after the World Cup final where he enthusiastically posed for photos with surprised Argentina players, including a bemused and irritated Lionel Messi.Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, was pictured holding and kissing the trophy after Argentina beat France in Sunday's final in Qatar.The Turkish entrepreneur was widely criticised for twice grabbing the arm of Messi, who tried to sidestep the unwanted attention.Messi ignoring Salt Bae is golden 🤣🤣 https://t.co/SfCiz1wzXA— Omar Al Raisi (@Dantani) 1671454736000He was also photographed with Angel di Maria, Lisandro Martinez and even seen sinking his teeth into another player's medal.FIFA rules state the World Cup trophy can only be held by ...
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Qatar’s 2022 World Cup ends with modest ceremony, titans clash | Football News – Times of India

DOHA: Tens of thousands of soccer fans wearing French and Argentinian colours gathered at Doha's Lusail stadium on Sunday where the 2022 World Cup ends with a dream-like scenario for Qatar: a showdown between Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, both stars of Doha-owned Paris St Germain. The throngs overcrowded Doha's metro with Qatar Rail delaying access to the stations as a modest closing ceremony kicked off inside the stadium where dancers celebrated "A Night to Remember". The stadium appeared almost full as the game started, with Argentinian fans vastly outnumbering the French. The crowd watched Qatar's air force planes flying over Lusail as the Gulf state also celebrated its national day, with thousands of police forces, including anti-riot units armed with water canons, securing the ar...
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Messi might run like tracer bullet, Ravi Shastri has reached Lusail stadium for the World Cup final

Former India coach Ravi Shastri made his presence known at the Lusail Stadium, the venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France on Sunday as he shared a video on Instagram of himself taking in the atmosphere before football’s greatest war is waged. “I have been to stadiums and stadiums and stadiums all my life, covering sports, playing sports and watching sports. This Lusail Stadium, that you are seeing in the background, just takes the cake. It’s empty, I am early to soak in the atmosphere and in prime position when the ball will be kicked off. but this is unreal. This place will be buzzing in 2 and a half hours time and to atmosphere, to say it will be electrifying will be the ultimate understatement,” Shastri said in the video captioned ‘Lusail will erupt in an...