Declared persona non grata at a soccer tournament

Nusret Gökçe, the famous salt chef loved by celebrities and spread on social networks like Salt Bae, was present –Very present, in the opinion of many followers– In the celebration of the Argentine national team in the field of Lusail Stadium after the historic dedication in the Qatar World Cup 2022.

After hours of celebration, Salt Bay shared, on his Instagram account, where he has nearly 50 million followers, photos and videos of the World Cup match and Argentine soccer players.

“Congratulations. The best team” (Mabrouk. The best team), said Nosrat, owner of an exclusive restaurant in Doha, Qatar, in the presence of Claudio Cheque Tapia, President of the Argentine Football Association. That day, he was savaged on social media for the way he asked players to give him the World Cup for a photo shoot.

Ángel Di Maria, Coty Romero and Lisandro Martínez scored brief photos with the chef, who was noted to be very anxious about making classic jokes with the cup. Meanwhile, the players looked at him with unfriendly faces. Even Lisandro refused at all times to release the World Cup and left it in the hands of the chef who was adamant.

Finally, Salt Bae did his job and got his singles shot with soccer’s highest trophy. “Thank you,” he wrote in his post, which has garnered nearly 700,000 likes.

He was also photographed with Lionel Messi and Franco Armani, who took his champion medal from him to put between his teeth.

In line with criticism on social media, the organizers of the US Open Cup, one of the major soccer tournaments in the United States, have announced that they will be “persona non grata” in the final of the event in 2023. The tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation, which All Major League Soccer clubs participate in it.

The Turkish chef was previously met by Lionel Messi in his restaurant, where many sports personalities such as Robert Lewandowski, Paul Pogba and even Ronaldo Nazario also passed him by. However, at Lusail Stadium, it was noticeable that the captain of the Argentine national team was annoyed when Salt Bay asked him for a photo in full celebration of the world title.