Despite the opening match kicking off on November 20, Infantino barely spoke about soccer and focused his attention on what he called the 'hypocrisy' of Western criticism.
President Gianni Infantino launched a tirade against Western critics of the controversial tournament in an explosive hour-long monologue.Infantino, the boss of world soccer's governing body, looked on glumly as he addressed hundreds of journalists in Doha, Qatar, Saturday,"We are taught many lessons from Europeans, from the Western world," he said, referring to criticisms of Qatar's human rights record.
In a remarkable press conference, Infantino seemed exhausted. He has spent a lot of time defending FIFA's decision in 2010 to award the World Cup to Qatar. A controversial decision made when he wasn't the governing body's president. The Italian opened the news conference by speaking for an hour, telling journalists that he knew what it felt like to be discriminated against, saying he was bullied as a child for having red hair and freckles.
"What I've seen brings me back to my personal story. I am a son of migrant workers. My parents were working very very hard in difficult situations." "Reform and change takes time. It took hundreds of years in our countries in Europe. It takes time everywhere, the only way to get results is by engagingInfantino also addressed questions around the last-minute decision to ban alcohol from being sold at the eight stadiums which will host the tournament's 64 matches. In a FIFA statement issued on Friday, the governing body said alcohol would be sold at fan zones and licensed venues.
"Let me first assure you that every decision that is taken in this World Cup is a joint decision between Qatar and FIFA," he said. "Every decision is discussed, debated and taken jointly."over 200 places where you can buy alcohol in Qatar and over 10 fan zones, where over 100,000 people can simultaneously drink alcohol."I think personally, if for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will survive.
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