FIFA head says fans 'will survive' without beer at World Cup

Gianni Infantino denied that the ban of beer sales has harmed FIFA’s relationship with Budweiser, its official beer sponsor.

DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino downplayed Qatar’s last minute ban on the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums as nothing more than a brief inconvenience to spectators.

“If this is the biggest problem we have, I’ll sign that (agreement),” Infantino said Saturday, a day after the conservative Muslim emirate did an about-face on the deal it had made to secure the soccer tournament.

Infantino blamed “crowd flows” in Doha for the decision, though it appeared to be a ruling by Qatar’s autocratic

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