The
Saudi authorities have banned football fans from wearing Barcelona shirt which
is being sponsored by Qatar Airways, with a possible 15-year prison sentence
and £120,000 fine if anyone is caught. The ban comes after Bahrain, Saudi
Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Yemen and the Maldives cut off
all ties with its neighbor, after they accused Qatar of supporting extremist
groups. Although, Qatar have rejected the claims.
According
to Sky Italy, those caught wearing shirts with the Qatar Airways wording now
face a £120,000k fine and up to 15 years in prison.
The
Spanish football club that has been sponsored by Qatar Airways for the past
four seasons, have already agreed on a new four-year deal with Japanese online
retailer Rakuten from the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
Barcelona
is not the only club affected by political tensions, Ligue 1 giants Paris
Saint-Germain was also affected as the French club’s Qatari owners have a shirt
sponsorship deal with Emirates.
Paris
Saint-Germain, who have two more seasons with Emirates, told Le Parisien: “It
will have no effect on the club, there is no worry.”
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