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04th Feb 2015

Video: Barcelona’s new Qatar Airways ad is pretty cringeworthy

Can't believe we actually feel sorry for Luis Suarez

Neil Treacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG3FJVp69vE

No way Luis Suarez would have to deal with this riff-raff if he was still at Liverpool.

Last week it was reported that Barcelona are considering ending their lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar due to “social issues”, but after seeing their latest Qatar Airways ad, it’s become perfectly clear why they’re trying to cut loose.

Not only is the creation set to the Beach Boys’ “I Get Around”, it features Lionel Messi and Neymar fighting ninjas, Gerard Pique miming on the street in Paris, and probably most horrifically, Luis Suarez pretending to be a cowboy, and drinking tea with a geisha.

However, it appears Andrés Iniesta got off lightly in this production, having to calmly sip orange juice and coffee, while his teammates make absolute shows of themselves.

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