In the days before the World Cup began, Qatar had been unusually warm. On the eve of the first game, in an auditorium in Doha’s airport-like convention centre, Gianni Infantino, president of football’s governing body Fifa, decided to turn up the temperature even more. “Today I feel Qatari,” he told the assembled journalists. “Today I … Read more
Gary Neville believes FIFA president Gianni Infantino is “the worst face” to represent the Qatar World Cup after his controversial monologue on Saturday and wants the governing body to “clean up its act”. Infantino delivered an extraordinary hour-long speech in a pre-tournament press conference in Doha in which he declared “today I feel gay” and … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino derided Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record and blasted their ‘hypocrisy’ during an opening news conference in Doha, Qatar before the World Cup on November 19, 2022. Christopher Lee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christopher Lee/Getty Images FIFA President Gianni Infantino derided Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record and … Read more
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player President of FIFA Gianni Infantino gave a bizarre speech on the eve of the World Cup, which Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy called “astounding” and “misleading, disrespectful and offensive”. Source link
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player President of FIFA Gianni Infantino says Qatar can defend themselves in response to a question about the mistreatment of migrant workers at the World Cup. Source link
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in charge of football’s governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him. FIFA said the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was the only person to enter the race by the time the deadline passed – exactly four months before election day on March 16 in Kigali, … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged world leaders on Tuesday to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine during the World Cup that starts this week. Just days after asking World Cup teams to avoid the political and human rights issues swirling around host nation Qatar and focus just on soccer, Infantino seemed to … Read more
Antonio Conte put Tottenham’s comeback win over Bournemouth last Saturday down to a second-half change of mentality – “we started to play nasty,” he said afterwards – but in truth their growing prowess from set-pieces was a bigger factor. The equalising goal, headed in by Ben Davies, came from an Ivan Perisic corner from the … Read more
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has discussed infrastructure, grassroots, men’s and women’s football development in India with the newly-elected AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, the world football governing body said. Infantino held a meeting to personally congratulate Chaubey upon his recent election as president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The two discussed a wide range … Read more