Argentina Government Intervenes After Country Runs Out of World Cup Stickers
- Government intervened between sticker distributor, local union
- Sticker shortage has sparked uproar before World Cup
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A shortage of World Cup stickers in soccer-crazed Argentina is triggering a public commotion and even forcing the government to intervene two month’s before the year’s biggest sporting event.
The stickers, a World Cup tradition for decades, are few and far between in Buenos Aires. On Tuesday afternoon, Argentina’s commerce secretary convened the sticker manufacturer, Italian firm Panini SpA, and a local union of kiosk stands that sell the stickers to reach a compromise.