(19-11-2022, 05:58 PM)Pompey_in_Derby Wrote: The reporting on the Qatar stadium beer issue is incorrect and the BBC and others should be ashamed!
At no point were beer sales ever sanctioned inside the stadium - apart from the hospitality areas. What was planned was a section outside the grounds where fans would be allowed to drink. A week ago, Budweiser were informed that the initial plans were too visible so the beer drinking areas were moved to a less prominent part of the approach to each stadium. This policy has changed again to make the entire vicinity of them alcohol-free.
The BBC reported that alcohol sales at the ground were now to be banned, not in the ground. Completely factually correct and still a u-turn of shameful proportions by the authorities.
And the biggest hyprocrisy of all is taking £63m from Budweiser and then doing this to them. I hope they take them to court.