Before the numerous criticisms for the celebration of the World Cup in Qatar, a country where human rights are not respected, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has called the detractors of the World Cup event "hypocrites" and has explained that he feels " Qatari", "Arab", "African", "gay", "disabled" and "immigrant worker".
"For what we Europeans have done during the last 3,000 years, we should apologize for the next 3,000 years before giving moral lessons to others. These moral lessons are just hypocrisy," he explained at a press conference that began with a particular speech: "Today I feel Qatari, today I feel Arab, today I feel African, today I feel gay, today I feel disabled, today I feel migrant worker."
Infantino linked his first words to his personal experience during his childhood: "I know what it means to be discriminated against, to be harassed as a foreigner. As a child, I was discriminated against (in Switzerland) because I had red hair and freckles, I was Italian and I spoke bad German." .
The top leader of world football described the attacks on Qatar as "profoundly unfair", despite the fact that the LGTBI community is persecuted in the Persian Gulf country, women do not enjoy the same rights as men and several NGOs have denounced for years , since the World Cup election in 2010, thousands of immigrant workers have died in stadium construction, a situation that the Qatari government denies.
On the situation of the workers, Infantino came out in defense of Qatar: "How many of the big companies that earn billions in Qatar have dealt with the situation of immigrant workers? None, because a change in legislation means less benefits But we've done it."
The leader also pointed to articles published in various European countries, including France, England and Spain, where fans who recently took to the streets of Doha recently to support various World Cup teams were branded as false. "It's pure racism. Everyone in the world has the right to cheer for whoever they want," he said.
On the other hand, he supported the measure that prohibits the consumption of alcohol both in the stadiums and in the surrounding areas. "Personally I think we can survive without beer for three hours. Whether it's in France, Spain or Scotland," Infantino concluded about the choice of Qatar, where he believes "the best World Cup in history" will take place.
