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CORAL GABLES, Fla (AP) — FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun.
The “Stadium Code of Conduct” update was criticised on Thursday by an English fan group, which argued FIFA had given assurances on carrying empty plastic bottles to fill with freely available water at a tournament where heat and extreme weather are expected to be a factor.
“Naturally, the immediate thought from supporters is this is just the latest money grab,” the Free Lions fan group said in a statement.
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