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Stuart Cosgrove: Qatar World Cup is a manifestation of a venal governing body

Many people are only now waking up to the unprecedented levels of greed that lay at the heart of Fifa’s decision to choose to locate the World Cup…

The National (Scotland)

Qatar’s World Cup Stadium Beer Ban Is About So Much More

Power. Hypocrisy. Control. You name it. The late World Cup U-turn sends a message on the eve of the competition, and FIFA is content to do the host nation’s bidding.

Sports Illustrated

'FIFA World Cup deserves a decent country to host it - Qatar falls short'

It was up to FIFA when awarding the tournament in 2010 to decide whether a country which punishes same sex acts with seven years jail was appropriate for the world’s top international competition

Daily Mirror

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FIFA boss branded 'numpty' for comparing his ginger hair to being gay in Qatar

Gianni Infantino compared his childhood bullying due to his ginger hair to the suffering of migrant workers and the LGBT+ community in a country where homosexuality is illegal during a bizarre rant

Daily Mirror

World Cup: England and Wales to ‘defy FIFA with OneLove armbands’ in matches

England captain Harry Kane with be joined by his Welsh counterpart Gareth Bale in a show of defiance by wearing “OneLove” rainbow armbands despite Fifa warning them not to.

Evening Standard

Gianni Infantino and Fifa have failed football by botching buildup to Qatar

Lack of preparation time means that most competing nations will not have had the chance to try fresh faces or tactics

The Guardian - UK

Fans, fun, fireworks: Qatar World Cup 2022 enjoys rare moment of normality

Matches kick off with fan zones looking like construction sites, persistent fears over how gay fans will be treated and concerns over human rights abuses

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Gianni Infantino does his Football Jesus act during strange monologue on Qatar

Fifa’s leader revealed himself in all his marzipan ooze, shifting shape but oddly lost and angry ahead of this reeling World Cup

The Guardian - UK

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Europeans should look at themselves before criticising Qatar

The FIFA boss hit out at critics on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Leeds Live

‘Not the World Cup for all that Fifa promised’: GayGooners make Qatar protest

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community has been heavily criticised

The Independent UK

FIFA media chief defends 'inclusive' organisation as he comes out as gay during World Cup press conference

Former ITV Tyne Tees and Sky Sports reporter Bryan Swanson made the announcement in defence of FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Chronicle Live

Scots ex-Sky Sports reporter 'feels safe as gay man' in Qatar and defends FIFA president

He addressed a press conference after Gianni Infantino launched a robust defence of Qatar's laws and their treatment of homosexuals and migrant workers.

Daily Record

World Cup 2022: ‘Crass’ Gianni Infantino’s Qatar rant labeled an ‘insult’ as human rights groups speak out

Human rights groups have moved quickly to condemn Gianni Infantino’s extraordinary defence of hosts World Cup hosts Qatar, accusing the FIFA president of “deflection and whataboutery" and warning that “history will not judge this moment kindly”.

Evening Standard

FIFA president slams Western ‘hypocrisy’ over Qatar criticism

In fiery news conference, Gianni Infantino said Western countries were not in a position to give ‘moral lessons’.

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Evening Standard

Gianni Infantino’s masterclass in whataboutery strikes all the wrong notes on eve of Qatar World Cup

Gianni Infantino wants football to be the only talking point in Qatar but the irony is that even the most engaging 90 minutes of the World Cup will struggle to top the extraordinary drama of the FIFA president’s hour-and-a-half press conference on the eve of the tournament.

The Guardian - UK

I hate the very idea of this World Cup in Qatar, but I’ll have to watch: it’s the beautiful game

While sport speaks to the best of the human spirit, officials too often degrade it, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose

WEKU

FIFA chief blasts critics ahead of World Cup in Qatar and accuses them of hypocrisy

In an extraordinary opening news conference before the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the host country's decision to ban beer at stadiums and Qatar's human rights record.

AFP

Infantino lambasts World Cup 'hypocrites'

Doha (AFP) - Two weeks after FIFA urged the 32 teams at the World Cup to "focus on the football", Gianni Infantino veered off-script on Saturday.

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The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino insists he is in charge at World Cup after beer ban controversy

FIFA confirmed on Friday Budweiser would no longer be sold within the perimeter of the eight World Cup stadia.

Daily Mirror

"As a gay man" - Ex-Sky Sports reporter Bryan Swanson addresses Qatar press conference

Swanson, who these days works as FIFA's director of media relations, addressed a press conference after FIFA president Gianni Infantino had launched into a robust defence of Qatar's laws

Manchester Evening News

"Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled": Fifa president Gianni Infantino says Europeans should 'apologise' before criticising Qatar during bizarre rant

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino says Europe should apologise for its own history

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino: Europeans should look at themselves before criticising Qatar

Infantino spoke for an hour before facing questions.

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales plan to defy Fifa with OneLove armbands at World Cup

Harry Kane and Gareth Bale are expected to still wear armbands in support of LGBTQ+ rights after Fifa announced its own slogans

France 24

FIFA president blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Western critics of World Cup host Qatar

FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the "hypocrisy" of Western critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off.

Evening Standard

Gianni Infantino launches extraordinary rant against western ‘hypocrisy’ over Qatar World Cup criticism

FIFA president Gianni Infantino this morning launched a remarkable defence of Qatar and the most controversial World Cup in history, accusing Western critics of gross hypocrisy.

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