Gianni InfantinoFIFA president, confirmed this Thursday that “Negreira case he is “worried” and “this is not good for football”, but that FIFA is “going to analyze” this to find a possible solution to the problem.
After being re-elected as FIFA President until 2027 in Kigali, Rwanda, Infantino said.
When negative situations arise, we worry. Clubs, especially large ones, do a lot for football, not only in their country or city, but all over the world. We are all human and we all make mistakes, they will be analyzed, for example in Spain, to see how they can be solved.
The President compared the incident to the payments of FC Barcelona to the former Vice President of the Technical Committee of the Referees (CTA), Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira with the “crisis” of rigging in Italy.
This is not good for football, we all need to give a positive push. The main thing is to understand and find a solution.
Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira in his time as a judge.
During the press conference, Infantino also addressed racist slurs against the Real Madrid forward. Vinicius the Youngerto whom he showed all his “solidarity”.
With our system, each organizer is responsible for incidents that occur at their competitions. FIFA provides players with the ability to monitor social media to eliminate insults and negative messages.
In addition, he highlighted the protocols that need to be followed in such situations.
For what happens on the field, we decided that the referees have not only the ability, but also the duty to stop games if there are racist insults. What we all need to do is education.
Finally, the FIFA President assessed the possible controversial sponsorship of Saudi Arabia for Women’s World Championship this summer, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand, and lamented the “double standards” with this option.
Trade relations between Australia and Saudi Arabia are not a problem. We want to attract sponsors from Saudi Arabia and other countries to women’s football.
(According to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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