The FIFA World Cup trophy with the official ball for the match in Qatar.© AFP
Qatar warned most of the people Sunday in opposition to the usage of unauthorised car license plates with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 emblem, after it auctioned off dozens of quantity plates for a whole lot of hundreds of {dollars}. “It’s prohibited to repeat and set up the World Cup emblem on the car quantity plate,” tweeted the inside ministry, warning that violators would face authorized motion. “The plates containing the World Cup emblem are a particular model which might be issued in line with particular phrases and circumstances in coordination with FIFA… and for auctioned particular quantity plates solely,” it stated.
Fifty license plates bearing the World Cup emblem had been put up for public sale in Could, with the costliest one going for 1.8 million Qatari riyals ($494,000).
In Could, the Qatari authorities stated 5 folks had been arrested “for selling the sale of garments bearing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 emblem with out acquiring prior approval from FIFA”, which protects its logos.
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This got here after authorities final yr raided a manufacturing facility making fragrance that was to be put in World Cup emblem branded bottles, with out arresting anybody. There is no such thing as a official fragrance.
FIFA is world soccer’s governing physique and Qatar is to host the World Cup between November 21 and December 18.
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