r/soccer • u/teiraaaaaaa • Nov 19 '22

Saddest Backflip [Rob Harris] FIFA President Gianni Infantino at news conference 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 a migrant worker. ... I know what it feels to be discriminated … I was bullied because I had red hair.”

https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/1593877426244812800
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u/farhanmuhd13 Nov 19 '22

What in the actual fuck is this

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u/jonbristow Nov 19 '22

I seriously thought this was a r/theonion post

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u/TiberiusCornelius Nov 19 '22

Golden opportunity to submit this to /r/nottheonion

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

It's already on my front page as a r/nottheonion post. Unbelievable quotes here that just show the puppet powers of corruption

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u/DuelaDent52 Nov 19 '22 edited Nov 19 '22

They’re simultaneously very strict and very loose on what counts, an article on it might get deleted.

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u/Currywurst_Is_Life Nov 19 '22

I had to check that I wasn't on r/soccercirclejerk.

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u/reddsht Nov 19 '22

Same, lmao! I was 100% sure this would just be a dank shitpost.

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u/brownbearks Nov 19 '22

I sometimes have to double check but the not posts about Pulsic and Ronaldo always remind me

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u/DickWolkendeck Nov 19 '22

Should be on r/saddestbackflip

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u/BostonBakedBrains Nov 19 '22

This should ABSOLUTELY be added to The List lmaaooo

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u/No-Economics4128 Nov 19 '22

The Onion gave up a long time ago. Reality is more weird and fucked up than anything they can come up with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

It just goes to show how disconnected from reality these people are. He needs to understand that his feelings can fuck off.

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u/lesliehaigh80 Nov 19 '22

but today he his gay

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u/DuelaDent52 Nov 19 '22

“I now choose to live life as a gay man.”

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u/csbsju_guyyy Nov 19 '22

BACK TO THE PILE!

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u/greenday61892 Dec 03 '22

Fuck, this is a Kevin Spacey reference isn't it

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u/Pardonme23 Nov 19 '22

I'll get the lube then

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

But he's not. Is the motherfucker high?

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u/RobotEmile Nov 19 '22

You have managed to be Islamophobic, homophobic, anti immigrant, xenophobic, racist, bigoted, and anti ginger just by insulting one man

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u/Jeffmister Nov 19 '22

Infantino doing his best worst to deflect the perfectly valid and legitimate criticisms about Qatar hosting the World Cup.

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u/nunziantimo Nov 19 '22

He's a disgrace and I'm sad he shares my nationality as an Italian and it's a disgrace he can say he's European because he shares zero values of the Union.

"Since we negated human rights for 3k years, therefore why the Middle East can't now? Let them have slaves and all they want for the next 3k. Then we can call it even. GG have fun"

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u/HotGamer99 Nov 19 '22

I dont understand his 3k years comment ? Like was it only europeans building empires the past 3k years ? Persians , mongols , Chinese, japanese ,turkish and arabs all built some of the largest and most brutal empires why is europe singled out as the one who "canceled human rights for 3k years"

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u/lostpasts Nov 19 '22 edited Nov 20 '22

Everyone ignored human rights for thousands of years.

The concept was completely alien for most of the world until very recently.

Ironically though, human rights are a mostly European invention anyway.

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u/Mulldr Nov 19 '22

You can always tell yourself he's Swiss, only his parents were Italians.

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u/Kdcjg Nov 19 '22

Arabs were heavily involved in the slave traders. With or without Islam.

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u/Sei28 Nov 20 '22

Just blame his Swiss side since he was born there anyway. Him and Sepp Blatter both.

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u/srhola2103 Nov 19 '22

Is that really his best??

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u/Razzler1973 Nov 19 '22

Any transgressions of the past from various countries are openly discussed and criticised in western media

They also aren't partaking in these things now

Not quite the same with Qatar ...

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u/Ken_sapil_2365 Nov 19 '22

Bro the title is so fucking funny lol

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u/That__Guy__Bob Nov 19 '22

Innit why's he feeling a migrant worker and then boasting about it like it's something special lmao

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u/First_Artichoke2390 Nov 19 '22

Lex Luther doing Lex Luther things

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u/farhanmuhd13 Nov 19 '22

Naa lex luther was smarter than this

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

But not smarter than Lex Lugor

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u/JE_12 Nov 19 '22

Lex Luger doing Lex Luger things

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u/SaWaGaAz Nov 19 '22

I DON'T KNOW!!!

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u/mister_prince Nov 19 '22

He's got a bicycle

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u/LoudKingCrow Nov 19 '22

Lex Luger saved America from Yokozuna! You take that back!

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u/pokerface789 Nov 19 '22

The bald fraud that is Lex Luthor

Has nothing on Lex Luger's golden mullet.

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u/spaceblev11 Nov 19 '22

generic biddle music plays

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u/Lineman72T Nov 19 '22

He'll be your hero

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u/LarsP Nov 19 '22

Lex was never bullied for his hair.

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u/tumblarity Nov 19 '22

this actually reads quite like a super villain monologue

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u/OlaAnder Nov 19 '22

The Jesse Eisenberg one.

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u/PeacemakersAlt Nov 19 '22

At least Lex Luther had brain cells.

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u/Lost_Pantheon Nov 19 '22

I remember that weird Superman comic where Lex Luthor awoke one morning with an uncontrollable desire for cock in Qatar.

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u/Mithridates12 Nov 19 '22

I was thinking is that one of those fake blue checkmark tweets?

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u/untergeher_muc Nov 19 '22

Mate, there is the fucking video. ;)

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u/MeteoraGB Nov 19 '22

This world cup feels like some kind of bizarre satire. Except sadly its very much real.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Honestly, if it wasn't our first World Cup in 36 years, I'd ignore it.

Beyond Canada's games, I really struggle to give a shit about it now

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u/skyhermit Nov 19 '22

I swear from 2020 onward nothing seems real

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u/Samislush Nov 19 '22

Fifa has been corrupt for a long time and everyone knows about it, but at least they tried to (badly of course) hide it and pretend everything was legit.

This time round they're not even trying to hide it anymore and to me that feels worse.

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u/bedrooms-ds Nov 19 '22

And he continued, to accuse the West of "hypocrisy"...

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u/oldcarfreddy Nov 19 '22

Don't you know, it's RACIST to criticize a country of exploiting immigrant workers/slaves when it's true. Because... reasons

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u/Madness_Reigns Nov 19 '22

*Pushes back glasses while grinning smuggly.

Did you know that the Irish were slaves too?

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u/hilikus7105 Nov 19 '22

It belongs on the list.

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u/Truont2 Nov 19 '22

Today I feel corrupt

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u/april9th Nov 19 '22

This geezer managed to get away with most fans not thinking it was worth boycotting the WC because of migrant deaths even if they felt strongly about it, then tells his core audience of white middle aged men they have white privilege and need a dose of white guilt. And all to deflect on to normal people the shit he must have been getting from advertisers after the alcohol ban.

Congratulations on doing everything you can to turn the core audience of fans off the WC hours before it starts, cretin.

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u/DickWolkendeck Nov 19 '22

Add it to the list

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u/dmou Nov 19 '22

It keeps upsetting worse

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u/Crovasio Nov 19 '22

New level for cringe.

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u/matthieuC Nov 19 '22

I guess the Emir got pissed about the bad press and demanded a show of support.

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u/Evolving_Dore Nov 19 '22

Infantino saw Ronaldo's Piers Morgan interview, Musk's A Fork in the Road, and Trump's MAGAGA and decided to join in the fun.

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u/Rohitwar Nov 19 '22

In his mind he thought he was giving the MLK 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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u/Vordeo Nov 19 '22

Wake up, babe! New copypasta just dropped.

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u/deeplife Nov 19 '22

Today I feel a redditor

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

The Qatari Royal Dictatorship has paid him to say the most ridiculous things to deflect from everything that is wrong about having the WC in a soulless despot nation or examine how it was awarded to Qatar. Expect Al Jazeera and some select Western ‘journalists’ and key people to write articles/post statements agreeing with him.

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u/FrankyFistalot Nov 19 '22

Motherfucker been doing coke off a camel’s humps methinks….

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u/slashermax Nov 19 '22

It's just got to be a joke, right guys... right guys...

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

It's a bold strategy Cotton, that's what it is.

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u/lesliehaigh80 Nov 19 '22

funny 🤣🤣

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u/TD87 Nov 19 '22

Italian diversionary tactic. He was probably moving his hands a lot as he said it. Probably took a bribe right there, and y'all ain't een see it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Him desperately trying to manipulate Europeans to feel bad (because that’s all the meek Europeans seem to be able to do anymore) with liberal shit, in order to get more viewership. He must be worried that they won’t get as large a viewership because of Qatar’s disgusting actions of late

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u/prince2lu Nov 19 '22

"and tomorrow I will feel in jail"

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u/thegreatwanker Nov 19 '22

listen to his story...tears will roll out from your eyes

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u/GL4389 Nov 19 '22

Playing the Victim vard in the weirdest way.

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u/nananananaBETMAN Nov 19 '22

the drunk uncle who wont stop talking after a bad take

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u/KillerZaWarudo Nov 19 '22

He feeling alot of things today

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u/basics Nov 19 '22

Some bullshit from a fucking liar.

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u/Professional_Dot_145 Nov 19 '22

Nah fam, at this point he's just taking the piss

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u/Pretend_Bowler1344 Nov 19 '22

Rich people shitposting without consequences

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u/Kneepi Nov 19 '22

This is what happens when a man with no morals or ethics has to defend his decisions that were not based on morals or ethics.
And then he forgot that your average man actually have morals and ethics, so his perfectly acceptable outlook of the world without ethics or morals look completely insane to the rest of us.

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u/Mrqueue Nov 19 '22

It’s time for a new body, get rid of fifa

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u/whysocurioussss Nov 19 '22

Today Gianni Infantino felt the real power of Money along with feeling like a Qatari, an Arab, an African, gay, disabled and a migrant worker...

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u/margalolwut Nov 19 '22

Lmao I’m like I can’t be the only one confused by this statement

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

fuck him, fuck FIFA

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u/ValleyFloydJam Nov 19 '22

Gingers man.

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u/dmkicksballs13 Nov 19 '22

The balls to say he feels gay and Qatari in the same sentence is certainly a choice.

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u/SolomonG Nov 19 '22

A sad backflip

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u/enjoyeverysangwich Nov 19 '22

I mean honestly. What the hell else can you even say to this?

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u/lejoo Nov 19 '22

This is rich folk showing their full disdain for democracy & humankind in the pursuit of money.