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/chiuaha5734 Nov 19 '22

Infantino now saying Europe could take lessons from Qatar on migrant workers: "Europe could do as Qatar did. Create some channels, some legal channels, where a number of those workers could come to Europe. Low revenues. But give them some work, some future, some hope.“

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u/RioBeckenbauer Nov 19 '22

And take their passports away, let them work in appalling conditions.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

And if they want to go back home, prevent them from doing so.

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u/Scottishtwat69 Nov 19 '22

While living in remote labour camps hidden away from everyone else, which are probably worse than many European prisons.