FIFA is investigating how the Salt Bae touched the World Cup trophy after Argentina beat France
This is the moment celebrity chef Salt Bae snatched the World Cup trophy from a winner’s baby after pestering Lionel Messi for a selfie.
He was seen grabbing hold of Lionel Messi by the shoulder at least twice as the baffled megastar tried to shrug him off.
The influencer-chef is getting slammed online after posting multiple photos of himself at the World Cup final holding the trophy.
The World Cup is famously only allowed to be touched by a select few, and it's safe to say that the Turkish chef, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, is not one of them.
The accolade is one of the most recognised trophies in the world, and one of the most sought-after.
The 18-carat gold trophy is estimated to be worth around USD$20 million (AUD$29.7 million, £17.7million), so the select few extends to a very select group of people, which includes winners of the FIFA World Cup and heads of state.
FIFA is investigating how famous chef Nusret Gökçe, known as Salt Bae and a number of others, after his “unexplained” arrival without
A statement to the 2022 World Cup final stadium in Qatar.
And I took pictures of the Turkish chef while carrying the World Cup, and he was kissing it during his celebration
With the Argentine players, after their victory last Sunday over France in the final on penalties.
According to the rules of the International Federation of the game, the cup can only be carried by specific people
“Extremely,” including tournament winners and FIFA officials as well as heads of state.
A FIFA spokesperson said, according to what was reported by Sky Sports News on Thursday: “After reviewing, FIFA has begun to determine the mechanism for accessing certain people on the pitch.”
After the closing ceremony at Lusail Stadium on December 18th. The appropriate internal action will be taken.”