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It was 11:00 a.m. in Doha's colossal National Convention Center when
Gianni Infantino
, president of FIFA, leaned over the lectern in the gigantic hall, stepped up to the microphone and began shooting.
He did so just 24 hours after the opening match (Qatar-Ecuador), with a handful of responses and reflections to respond
to the avalanche of criticism received by the celebration of this World Cup in Qatar
.
"
Today I feel Qatari, today I feel Arab, today I feel African, today I feel gay, today I feel disabled, today I feel like a migrant worker
," the top FIFA leader began with a serious face, in front of some 400 journalists from all the countries.
It was the beginning of a hard speech, which he brought clean in his head.
"It reminds me of my personal story because I am the son of migrant workers. I know what it means to be discriminated against, to be harassed as a foreigner. As a child I was discriminated against because I had red hair, because I had freckles and I spoke bad German," he continued with his thorny monologue.
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The eyes of the planet will rest for a month in this corner of the planet, under suspicion for this race against time towards this 2022 that has left, according to numerous reports, thousands of migrant workers killed in stadium and infrastructure works.
"
Criticism for the World Cup is hypocritical. For what we Europeans have done over the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 before giving moral lessons to others
. These moral lessons are pure hypocrisy," he launched forcefully .
And he added: "Among the big companies that earn billions in Qatar, how many have worried about the fate of migrant workers? None, because a change in legislation means less income. We did it. Why didn't anyone tell us? Do you recognize it?"
Despite the fact that
homosexuality
is illegal in Qatar, the championship organization itself has tried to smooth the situation so that there are no problems during the event.
"Everyone will be welcome. If someone says otherwise, it is not the opinion of the country or of FIFA," explained Infantino, who acknowledged the guarantees of local authorities in this regard.
Logically, the issue of alcohol was also on the table.
Specifically, the recent ban on its consumption in the vicinity of stadiums.
"I personally think that
you can survive three hours without drinking beer, something that already happens in many other countries like France, Spain or Scotland
," he acknowledged.
It was a furious morning in Doha's flashy media center.
There, one day before the start of the championship, Infantino, to the general surprise, raised his voice.
He did it to stand up for the most questionable World Cup in history.
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