Chelsea and Man City players will be told to HIDE their Club World Cup passes over security fears in US
CHELSEA and Manchester City players will be told to HIDE their Club World Cup passes - to prevent fake accreditation being made from TV pictures.
The Fifa astonishing demand surfaced after
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Club World Cup players are being told to hide their passes when speaking to the media
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Thomas Muller took extra precautions with his accreditation in the mixed zone
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Munich players, including England skipper Harry Kane, were instructed by Fifa officials to remove or turn round their accreditation passes before their
When they asked for an explanation, the players were informed that there were security concerns over the potential misuse of the passes.
The tournament lanyards contain a QR code allowing players, coaches and team support staff to get past security into the key areas of a stadium.
That includes dressing rooms, mixed zones and specific club-designated boxes at each stadium.
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The fear from Fifa and officials at the tournament is that if a code is clearly visible during interviews, whether on TV or social media, it could be at risk of being filmed and copied.
That could then allow fake accreditation passes to be produced.
Were that to take place, unauthorised fakers could then get past the security operation to access secure areas.
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The demand will be reinforced at every match.
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The 'no visible passes' rule has also been passed on to the media covering the tournament.
The demand states that accredited journalists and broadcasters must not display their Club World Cup accreditations on any social media posts or TV appearances.
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