Salt Bae

Chef and influencer Salt Bae accosted Argentina's players after their final win and “illegally” touched the Fifa World Cup Trophy.

FIFA are now conducting an investigation into the circumstances which led up to Salt Bae ending up on the pitch. His eye-catching style earned him the “Salt Bae” moniker and also made him a viral meme. He was also seen holding the Fifa World Cup Trophy itself and performing his trademark salt-sprinkling pose with it. He owns Nusr-Et, a chain of luxury steakhouses with branches in Turkey, Greece, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Nusret Gökçe or, as he is more popularly known, Salt Bae is a Turkish butcher, chef, food entertainer and restaurateur who went viral in January 2017 for his unique style of seasoning steaks. On December 18, Turkish chef Salt Bae was seen on the field at the Lusail Stadium during Argentina’s post World Cup revelries.

FIFA has launched an investigation into how individuals gained "undue access" to the pitch following the World Cup final after images and videos of Turkish ...

He was also photographed holding the World Cup trophy. [World Cup final](http://cnn.com/2022/12/18/football/france-argentina-world-cup-2022-reaction-spt-intl/index.html) after images and videos of Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gokce celebrating with [Argentina’s players](http://cnn.com/2022/12/20/football/argentina-world-cup-muchachos-song-spt-intl/index.html) went viral on social media. FIFA has launched an investigation into how individuals gained “undue access” to the pitch following the

Fifa dey investigate how celebrity chef, Salt Bae and some oda pipo manage get 'undue access' to di pitch at di end of di World Cup final for Qatar.

Salt Bae get a chain of luxury steakhouses and rise to fame for 2017 afta im technique for preparing and seasoning meat become internet meme. Pictures of Salt Bae, di Turkish chef wey im real name na Nusret Gokce, show as im bin dey hold and kiss di World Cup trophy as im dey celebrate wit Argentina players afta dia win over France. Fifa dey investigate how celebrity chef, Salt Bae and some oda pipo manage get "undue access" to di pitch at di end of di World Cup final for Qatar.

Nusret Gokce, who shot to fame on Instagram for his distinctive method for seasoning ridiculously large steaks, was pictured lifting, kissing, slapping and, ...

A sharp word with a security guard could easily have had him removed. I’ve seen it myself, people pick at the food, but have their hands glued to their phones. “This is ridiculous, shame on FIFA for allowing him to touch, kiss, and hold the World Cup. Unless you are directly associated to this Argentina team, you should NOT be touching [the] trophy or gatecrashing the party.” Back in 2018, he pranced around the pitch in the rain and practically had to have the trophy wrestled from his grasp by Infantino, having kissed it more than once. You could argue that the World Cup is such a powerful honor only those with the closest connection to the players should be allowed onto the pitch, but frankly whoever wins it deserves to be able to do what they want. While Terry Flewers assertion that only those with a direct connection to the team can join the celebrations after winning the trophy, the reality is any concept of the sanctity of this event has disappeared. Diego Maradona was a regular visitor to his Dubai restaurant when he lived there and Gokce closed his favorite table as a mark of respect in the wake of his death. Ahead of the final the influencer also promised the team a free meal if they won the trophy and keen not to miss out made sure he was at the game. Perhaps wanting to make that point, the Turkish influencer re-shared footage of Lionel Messi in 2018 pulling his arm to get a picture after the Salt Bae was mocked for being ignored in his efforts to do the same after the final. None of this justifies his clowning around with the trophy, but it explains why he was there in the first place. People don’t go visit his Nusr-Et restaurants to have their palate’s tickled they pay for an experience that can be uploaded to social media.