sport news Qatar officials tried to ban Budweiser from the American firm's OWN hotel trends now
sport news Qatar officials tried to ban Budweiser from the American firm's OWN hotel trends now
EXCLUSIVE: Qatar officials tried to ban Budweiser from the American firm's OWN hotel... following their last-minute U-turn on selling alcohol at stadiums and fan zones A decision was made just two days before the tournament started that alcohol would not be served in stadiums or fan zones Alcohol is only available in £20,000-a-match executive suites at the tournament Qatar officials also wanted to ban Budweiser being sold at the firm's own hotel FIFA's commercial department eventually persuaded the hosts to grant a licence Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results
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Qatar officials not only banned Budweiser from stadiums – they also tried to boot it out of the American firm’s own hotel.
Sportsmail understands that, during tense crisis talks over booze sales at grounds, government figures in Doha refused to grant a licence to serve alcohol at the swanky W Hotel, which has been taken over by the US brewers for the duration of the tournament.
