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FIFA Taking Action After ‘Salt Bae’ Infiltrates World Cup Celebration

Related Topics: FIFA, Nusret, FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi

As Argentina celebrated its World Cup final victory over France on Sunday, players had to contend for time with the trophy with the celebrity chef known as “Salt Bae”—whose real name is Nusret Gökçe—after he inexplicably joined in on the fun.

Now, FIFA is taking “appropriate internal action” on its security protocol, per ESPN, after Gökçe took many pictures with the trophy alongside perplexed players.

A video of the on-field celebration shows Gökçe trying to get the attention of Lionel Messi, though the Argentina star repeatedly ignored him. Gökçe did eventually post a photo where he got Messi to look in the general direction of a camera.