World Football Association
Eklat at FIFA Congress: Europe delegated not on a podium
Gianni Infantino is late. Then he holds the FIFA congress as if nothing had happened. But remarkable scenes play in his back. The DFB boss is also involved.
In protest against the behavior of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the European Council delegates left the podium at the congress of the World Corporate Association. After the coffee break, the officials led by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and DFB boss Bernd Neuendorf did not return to the places reserved for them behind the FIFA chairman. There were no reactions of the UEFA delegates or from FIFA for the incident for the time being.
According to information from the German Press Agency, the European officials protested against the behavior of Infantino, who had arrived in Asunción too late after his Middle East trip with US President Donald Trump. The congress therefore started with more than three hours late. Infantino apologized for the delay, but then held the general assembly routinely.
Middle East trip already caused criticism
The head of the World Football Association had flown to Asunción with a private jet, but had not reached the capital of Paraguay in time. Infantino had spent the past few days in Saudi Arabia and Qatar to accompany US President Donald Trump there.
This trip had caused critical comments in official circles, since the Swiss had already missed appointments in the run -up to the general assembly. In Asunción, hundreds of delegates from 211 soccer countries were waiting for Infantino.
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Source: Stern
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