Barcelona fans in Saudi Arabia could be punished with up to 15 years in prison for wearing their team’s colours.<\/p>\n
Barca shirts sporting the Qatar Airways sponsorship logo are said to have been outlawed amid tensions in the Gulf region over alleged links between extremist groups and Qatar.<\/p>\n
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The ban comes amid a diplomatic row as Saudi Arabia, along with Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE, blacklisted entities and individuals that they believed connected Qatar to extremist groups.<\/p>\n
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Qatar rejects the claims.<\/p>\n
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Qatari blogger Raed Al-Emadi showed how censorship is being conducted in the country, with an image of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez blanking out the sponsor.<\/p>\n
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Saudi Arabia shut its borders to Qatar and closed transport links between the countries, including flights, and suspended diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n
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This could have a knock-on effect for preparations for the 2022 World Cup, restricting access to the country for the supply of materials for on-going building projects.<\/p>\n
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Barcelona’s deal with the Qatar Sports Investment in 2011 was historic for the club as it was the first time the Catalans had a sponsor on their shirt.<\/p>\n
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That deal ends on June 30 when Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce company, takes Qatar Airways’ place for the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n
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