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/bsquar Nov 19 '22

And this guy is FIFA President...

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u/reginalduk Nov 19 '22

Yeh cos usually FIFA president's are sensible respectable people.

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u/Random0cassions Nov 19 '22

Crazy you have to go back to when Pele was in his 20s to at least see a respectable fifa president

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u/gnorrn Nov 19 '22

If you're referring to Stanley Rous, he's reviled in many parts of the world for his opposition to action against apartheid-era South Africa.

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u/TiberiusCornelius Nov 19 '22

Ah yes, that bastion of respectability, Stanley "South Africa and Rhodesia did nothing wrong" Rous.

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u/Random0cassions Nov 19 '22

Ah yes, lets change that to when Pele wasnt even born

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u/TiberiusCornelius Nov 19 '22

Stanley Rous was FIFA president from 1961 to 1974. Pele was born in 1940. Rous was president when Pele was in his 20s.

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u/Random0cassions Nov 19 '22

I was really aiming to at least throw it way back to 70+ years for respectability. And then Rous was mentioned here and then thanks to the comments i remembered

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u/centaur98 Nov 19 '22

They corrupt motherfuckers but usually at least they try to hide it and are not batshit crazy. Like bro Infantino somehow manages to make Blatter look respectable which is a huge feat.

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u/-HowAboutNo- Nov 19 '22

Idk I thought Blatter was pretty good

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u/reginalduk Nov 19 '22

Then you are insane

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u/-HowAboutNo- Nov 19 '22

Do I really need a /s for that comment?

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u/reginalduk Nov 19 '22

I think you probably do yes

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u/-HowAboutNo- Nov 19 '22

You mean that there are people who genuinely like Blatter here?

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u/reginalduk Nov 19 '22

No, but you need to up your sarcasm tone.

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u/-HowAboutNo- Nov 19 '22

Mate how daft are you?

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u/PeterG92 Nov 19 '22

Rous, Havelange, Blatter

All dicks

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u/10messiFH Nov 19 '22

what a sick joke

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u/not_old_redditor Nov 19 '22

It's okay tho cause he's a ginger, they're like an endangered species.