Qatar Bans Alcohol Sales In World Cup Stadiums

Bloomberg News reports:

The organizers behind the World Cup in Qatar have banned the sale of alcohol within the stadiums, dramatically reversing a decision to allow Anheuser-Busch InBev NV to sell Budweiser beer.

The decision will likely result in moving concession stands serving alcohol even further away from the stadiums. The tournament, typically the world’s largest sporting event and a decade in the planning, kicks off Sunday with the hosts taking on Ecuador.

The move to ban alcohol sales outside stadiums is an about-face from Qatar’s previous position. InBev has paid FIFA millions of dollars for exclusive rights to sell Budweiser at the World Cup.

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