Key facts
- A Vancouver pet store owner displayed plush bears dressed in international soccer jerseys.
- The owner listed the items on the store's website.
- FIFA issued a warning to the store owner regarding the merchandise.
- The warning was issued one week before the World Cup kickoff.
With one week remaining until the FIFA World Cup begins in Vancouver, Dawn Moulton, owner of a pet store in Mount Pleasant, displayed plush bears dressed in international soccer jerseys in her shop window. She also listed these items for sale on the store's website. Subsequently, Moulton received a warning from FIFA concerning this merchandise.