A few years ago, the FIFA president was flattering 2018 World Cup host Russia and Vladimir Putin despite the concerns of human rights activists, says Sky's Rob Harris. Then Russia was banned from this World Cup for invading Ukraine.
The first deflection of the World Cup came from Gianni Infantino. Maybe even an own goal.
An attempt to show empathy appeared performative when he said, bizarrely:"Today I feel gay… today I feel [like] a migrant worker." Countless died prematurely. The lack of post-mortem examinations means we will never know the full human cost of Qatar hosting the World Cup with £200bn of new infrastructure.
With no local officials speaking to the media this week, he seemed to be the voice of the Middle Eastern country.But while he dismissed criticism of Qatar, scrutiny he considers to be hypocritical has produced changes leading to improved working condition for migrant workers.
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