Vinicius, a Brazil striker, took advantage of a day off, to go to a famous restaurant in Doha where he tasted meat covered in gold. He defended himself in the face of controversy.
Despite Brazil’s near-smooth run at the World Cup, a controversy erupted last week. It concerns the players Vinicius and Eder Militao, criticized for having tasted a meat covered with gold in the famous restaurant Nusr Et owned by the Turkish cook, Salt Bae, friend of football stars who became famous for his way of salting meat. The striker and defender also tried their hand at the exercise with Ronaldo, a legendary former Seleçao striker, as shown in a video posted on the restaurateur’s Instagram account.
This visit makes the country cringe where voices are raised against the indecency of this way of consuming. At a press conference on Wednesday, Vinicius defended himself by assuming his way of spending his free time.
“I believe that in my free time, I can do whatever I want”
“I believe that in my free time I can do whatever I want, said the Real Madrid striker. I try to have fun as much as possible. I do what I think is best for me. I don’t don’t think they should talk about what we should or shouldn’t do. But what we do on the pitch.”
From this point of view, things are going pretty well for Brazil, qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Croatia on Friday (4 p.m.) after their clear victory against South Korea (4-1) in the round of 16. .
Vinicius and Eder Militao are not the only players to have taken advantage of their presence in Qatar to visit the famous chef. The Spanish team, since eliminated in the round of 16, also went there. The France team has passed its turn. In 2019, Franck Ribéry caused an uproar for having tasted a rib steak at 400 euros in the same establishment.
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