A woman takes pictures of Moscow's Manezh building during a preview of laser show devoted to 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia, May 31, 2018. Picture taken May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
DUBAI (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday it has engaged legal counsel to take action in Saudi Arabia against television channel beoutQ, which is widely available in the kingdom, for continuing to illegally broadcast the 2018 World Cup.
FIFA last month warned that it was exploring all options to stop the infringement of its rights over beoutQ's airing of the opening games of the soccer tournament taking place in Russia.
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