The circumstances that led to the gatecrashing of Argentina's World Cup celebrations are being investigated by football's world governing body.
The celebrity restaurant owner, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, was on the pitch after the final trying to take selfies with Argentina players.
The World Cup winners and heads of state are the only ones allowed to touch the trophy during the closing ceremony, according to the rules of world football's governing body.
After a review, FIFA has been establishing how individuals gained access to the pitch after the closing ceremony. Appropriate internal action will be taken.
Salt Bae has no connection with Infantino, who visited one of his restaurants. There is no commercial relationship between the two.
At 6pm on Thursday, Salt Bae was one of Infantino's 301 followers, but as of 7.15pm, he had been removed from the account.
Salt Bae is a celebrity chef from Turkey who rose to fame on social media for his unique style of seasoning steaks.
Salt Bae's presence among the celebrating Argentina players caused a storm on social media with the new world champion appearing to be apathetic to his involvement.
Messi was pictured trying to get away after the celebrity chef grabbed his arm, while Lisandro looked less than happy to be pictured with him.
Since it was posted on Monday, the video has racked up more than 14 million views.
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