Note: This film is as of November 16, 2022. At that time, Qatar had allowed the sale of alcohol around the World Cup stadiums before and after the games. A few days before the start of the World Cup, however, an alcohol ban was imposed in these areas. More information here: https://www.tagesschau.de/sport/sport... ______ For many fans, the two simply belong together: football and beer. But is this really just a harmless combination of sport and enjoyment? Or is there more to it? Football clubs and breweries are often closely linked in Germany. Without exception, every club in the first and second Bundesliga is sponsored by a brewery and many amateur clubs are also dependent on money from the beer industry. Stadiums bear the names of breweries and beer advertising is omnipresent around football. Yet alcohol causes great damage in Germany: 1.6 million people are addicted to alcohol, and more than 14,000 die every year as a direct result of alcohol. Added to this are cancers caused by alcohol, as well as accidental deaths, violence, abuse, rape - all under the influence of alcohol. All of this costs our economy around 57 billion euros. The story "Football and Beer" takes viewers on a journey through the beer and football country of Germany, from alcoholic fans in the Ruhr area to local clubs with brewery sponsors to beer lobbyists and politicians in Berlin and Brussels. Because together, beer and football are extremely influential. Experts have long been in favor of bans on alcohol advertising in sport and stricter laws on beer consumption in stadiums. Our research shows how well the alcohol lobby is succeeding in preventing this and how it is also exerting political influence together with football clubs and associations. ???? If you liked this video, give us a like! ______ ???? A film for The Story by Paul Hildebrandt and Shea Westhoff. This film was produced in 2022. All statements and facts correspond to the status at the time and have not been updated since then. ______ ???? More documentaries in the ARD Mediathek: http://www.wdr.de/k/doku_mediathek More documentaries on the topic: ???? Is there still real football? Regional league in Wattenscheid - • Is there still real football? Regionall... ???? Enough of the anger! - Kenneth fights his way through - • Enough of the anger! - Kenneth fights... ???? Qatar - World Cup of Shame Episode 1 Sportschau - • Qatar - World Cup of Shame Episode 1 ... ???? Football pro - dream and reality - • Football pro - dream and reality... ______ #Football #Beer #WDRDoku #World Cup #Qatar