Shocking: Wearing Barcelona Shirt Could Land You In Jail For 15 Years In This Place

Jun 10, 2017 at 11:48 AM

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Shocking: Wearing Barcelona Shirt Could Land You In Jail For 15 Years In This Place

Barcelona are one of the biggest football clubs in the world as they have fans all around the world due to their incredible domestic and European success in the past few decades.

However, if you are wearing a Barcelona shirt in United Arab Emirates, they are plenty of chances that you could end up behind the bar. This is because of the Catalan club’s jersey sponsor Qatar Airways.

The United Arab Emirates along with Saudi Arabia have cut their relations with Qatar recently as they accused the later supporting to extremism.  The move has created a lot of unrest in the region as both UAE and Saudi Arabia gave deadline dates to Qatar citizens living in their nations to leave permanently in the coming days.

Both the giant Arab nations accuse Qatar for supporting armed militant groups as well as their regional rival, Iran to which Qatar says the allegations are baseless. The situation is so bad that all the transport connections between the nations are cut as the tension in the region is at peak stage.

Qatar Airways are the state run airways and are also the official sponsors of Barcelona. They have been the sponsors for Barcelona since 2013 while two years before that from 2011 it was the Qatar Foundation on the jerseys.

However, Barca have announced that they will tie up with Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten from the start of next season in a new four year deal that will last till 2021.

According to Argentine media outlet Ole Internacional, if you are found wearing a Barcelona jersey in UAE, you will be fined a massive £110,000 or will be jailed for the next 15 years as the middle east is known for extreme punishments.

The news will be a huge set back for Barcelona as they enjoy tremendous fan following in the Middle East but it will also pave way for more merchandise sale with the new jersey set to have a new sponsor in the name of Rakuten.

Meanwhile, the club has finished below par season compared to their standards as they have managed only Copa Del Rey success after finishing second to Real Madrid in La Liga and exiting Champions League in quarterfinals.

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