Beer Ban Is Latest Flashpoint In World Cup Culture Clash
Qatar's change of heart on alcohol signaled that FIFA,
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soccer's governing body, may no longer be in
full control of its exhibition championships.
The small but fabulously wealthy Gulf nation of Qatar has spent 12 years
preparing to host the soccer World Cup, a marathon of planning and patience,
during which it has built stadiums and hotels, roads and pavements
to fill the entire country Revamped, even a shiny new Metro. Arrangement ,
However, it wasn't until Friday that they finally decided
what to do about beer sales and the decision,
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