EIRE: Soccer-themed beer ads fall foul of regulations
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 27 June 2002
Danish brewer, Carlsberg, was forced to pull a TV ad featuring Ireland's World Cup football team following complaints because one of the players included was aged under 25. Robbie Keane was the player in question who is only 22.
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Danish brewer, Carlsberg, was forced to pull a TV ad featuring Ireland's World Cup football team following complaints because one of the players included was aged under 25. Robbie Keane was the player in question who is only 22.

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