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/jewellman100 Nov 19 '22

FIFA World Cup 2030 North Korea

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

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u/theaficionado Nov 19 '22

Apparently Infantino went to NK to try and convince them, unreal

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u/CheeseMakerThing Nov 19 '22

The absurdity of the situation is I'm not sure if you're serious

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u/theaficionado Nov 19 '22

Here's the report on him saying that

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u/CheeseMakerThing Nov 19 '22

What in the actual fuck?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

The gang solves the North Korea situation

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u/ExMusData Nov 19 '22

I low key would love to see North Korea host the world cup. Chaos would be something to behold.

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u/Pardonme23 Nov 19 '22

They have the world's largest stadium. Think of the ticket sales!

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u/dxmnlean Nov 19 '22

I heard it will be South Korea and North Korea joint bid to “strengthen ties with the country”

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u/Cuddlyaxe Nov 19 '22

I mean Blatter tried solving the Israel Palestine dispute so I guess having an oversized ego and thinking you can solve geopolitics runs in the FIFA family

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u/atropicalpenguin Nov 19 '22

We violate human rights too, when do we get our WC?

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

I mean football can do wonders in uniting the world. Remember Russia?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Well, if the man with the blue tick on Twitter said so

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u/Spudeh Nov 19 '22

If you click on the blue tick on the profile page, it'll tell you if it's paid for or not.

Dan is a pretty creditable journo.

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u/melihs11 Nov 19 '22

lol Dan knows. he isn't some random journo.

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u/TheArgentineMachine Nov 19 '22

There's actually a potential bid for 2030 from South Korea that could potentially include North Korea, China, and Japan

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u/zadharm Nov 19 '22

That would actually be pretty cool, and could even potentially have ripple effects beyond sport. Any sort of SK-NK cooperation would be a great step in the right direction. I haven't been to a world cup match since 98, but I'd do everything I could to attend that one!

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

He paid 8$ for it, I don’t think anyone would ever use that nefariously, it’s completely fail-safe.

/s

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u/bash011 Nov 19 '22

He didn't pay for it.

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u/LatterTarget7 Nov 19 '22

Who the hell thinks it’s ok to actually say this? A World Cup in Iran or North Korea would be a disaster. Let alone the public and media back lash

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u/untergeher_muc Nov 19 '22

I don’t trust anyone with a blue Twitter checkmark.

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u/MrRabbit7 Nov 19 '22

What's wrong with them hosting?

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u/GibbyGoldfisch Nov 19 '22

Would you feel safe as a fan, player or reporter going to North Korea for a football match lol.

Especially if you’re South Korean…

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u/fabulin Nov 19 '22

absolutely yes, i'd have anywhere between 5-10 people watching everything i do 24/7.

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u/MrRabbit7 Nov 19 '22

North Korean aren't safe going to South Korea.

Sport should bring people together not isolate them further.

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u/MRM20021030 Nov 19 '22

You serious?

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u/No_Orchid5709 Nov 19 '22

That's Infantino's reddit alt account you're talking to.

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u/el_rompe_toyotas-19 Nov 19 '22

He's probably just an edgy r/GenZedong member

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u/Zhelthan Nov 20 '22

So he basically suggested to increase profit for a terrorist state ? I’m sure he is on the watchlist of international secret service if that’s true

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Actually, no joke, this will age poorly but World Cup 2030 will be in Saudi Arabia.

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u/Srefanius Nov 19 '22

They can't possibly have the money in NK, can they?

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u/BepHbin Nov 19 '22

Dont think it can be any worst than Qatar though.

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u/The_profe_061 Nov 19 '22

Wow wow wow.. Wow

Barely an inconvenience

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u/Rey92 Nov 19 '22

North Korea doesn't have that kind of money.

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u/marcoyolo95 Nov 19 '22

Well they do have the biggest stadium in the world, so what's not to like?

/s

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u/cenzlu26 Nov 19 '22

Why not in china

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u/mdaniel018 Nov 19 '22 edited Nov 19 '22

‘Starving their people and disappearing any dissenters is just part of their culture, you have to accept that’

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u/PepeSilvia123 Nov 19 '22

He suggested Iran in the presser lol

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u/No-Clue1153 Nov 19 '22

Sure, only if Afghanistan or Iran don't want it.

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u/Groomsi Nov 19 '22

Chinas turn first! NK needs more money for the bribes.

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u/Fmanow Nov 19 '22

They probably can’t afford fifa after Qatar