Tuesday, June 15, 2010

World Cup Prompts Beer War


It appears that we have our first good controversy to come out of the World Cup, I don't count that kazoo thing, although it is annoying as hell.
Fifa is considering legal action against a Dutch brewery it accuses of using women fans to advertise its beer at the World Cup.

Stewards ejected 36 Dutch supporters from Monday's match between the Netherlands and Denmark midway through the second half in Johannesburg.

All were dressed identically in tightly hugging short orange dresses, sold as part of a gift pack by a Dutch brewery.

Budweiser, a Belgium owned brewery in case you had forgotten, is the official beer sponsor of the World Cup. FIFA is the governing organization which oversees international soccer.

I seem to recall during the winter Olympics at a lot of the skating events there was a sea of orange also to root on the Dutch teams.

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