From the moment in which the FIFA gave to know the headquarters of the editions of the Glass of the World of 2018 and 2022, for then under the presidency of Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter, the criticisms have not stopped to rain. Now, to few hours of the start of the tournament in the Asian nation, the cuestionamientos to the organisation have increased considerably, in front of which the current president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has pronounced .
For the leader of the body rector of the football in the planet, already the speech on the headquarters of the World-wide is very worn and signals that the important will be the sportive section: "Qatar has progressed and will speak of this, as I also expect that we speak of football, if they are not tired. The FIFA is proud to be here. It tires me read comments on people and decisions of twelve years ago. It goes to be the best World-wide. The people wants the football".
The labour conditions in Qatar
Regarding the criticisms to the conditions of the workers, Infantino has called to the reflection, especially in the case of the attacks that come from Europe: "The sad is that in the last weeks have been witnesses of some double morals. The Europeans give us a lot of lessons. I am European and would have to ask pardon for giving lessons. I came six years ago and the first that did was to speak of the workers. How many European companies make money here or in other countries of the zone and have concerned of the workers? Any".
In fact, it sustains that the organism has attended subjects that are used to to happen unobserved by those who today only devote to signal: "The same they won less if they did it. We, yes. Here I defend the football and the injustices. The FIFA concerns and Qatar, also. They know how many journalists came to an act on disabled two days ago? Four. There are thousands of workers migrantes die and anybody agrees of this. Qatar has offered to many migrantes win ten times more than in his country. In Europe do not allow it. Only they arrive some".
Of equal way, sustains that Europe also could put in practice this model: "If it mattered them the destination of these migrantes, would have to create routes so that some arrived to Europe, as it is doing Qatar. We can not do the fat sight to things that do not work in Qatar, but the unidirectional morals is simple hypocrisy. This Glass of the World goes to help to many to open the eyes. If they see something badly, explain it, but also say as it can solve ".
Also it has reiterated that the FIFA can not go against of the sovereignty of a nation: "We do not act by the pressure. It exists a juridical frame to treat the compensation of the workers. We are in a sovereign realm. The FIFA can not put the norms neither here, neither in the United Kingdom. There is a bottom that has disbursed 350 million dollars in the last four years to the workers. The western companies do not want to go up the wage to these workers".
Qatar, opened to the world
Regarding the criticisms by part of the homosexual community, Infantino has indicated that Qatar does not forbid the entry to anybody: "I Have spoken a lot with the leaders and welcomes all the world. The opinion of one or two is not the one of a country. This is a requirement that goes to fulfil. The norms exist, as it happened in Switzerland in the 54. We remain us home and we criticise to the Arabs because they do not allow to the gais in public? No, it is necessary to go through a process. The doors Are beginning to open. I ask that we try to join us, it is not a war. The city is lovely and the people is happy".
Infantino Respects the right to issue criticisms, but asks not marking the football with them: "they Leave that the people enjoy of the World-wide. If they want to, they can me crucificar, but leave to the football, to the footballers. We try to join, not creating conflicts. We celebrate the World-wide and expect that the people can laugh. The gays are welcome in Qatar. It is a process and forget us what have lived. We are not United Nations, but have the ball, the balloon. Women in Iran, workers... If they are a bit better, assume the criticisms".
The alcohol, the 'false fans' and the profitability
Regarding the controversy around the sale of beer, has explained in what consist the limitations: "All the decisions that take adopt of conjoint form by the FIFA and the organisation. There are a lot of points in where it will be able to drink alcohol. I create, in any case, that can happen three hours without drinking beer, but when being an Arab country seems that it is a problemón. In France, Spain and some country more already happens the same. Budweiser Is one of the partners of the FIFA and go to be followed with them until 2026. Ojalá All the problems of the World-wide was the one of the beer".
Of equal way, keeps his suspicions of racist attitudes regarding the criticisms to present fans in the event that would not be supporting to his countries of origin and does a call to the tolerance: "False inflate? It is that acaso an Indian can not help to Germany? This is pure racism. It is necessary to stop it. The tolerance begins by us. It is necessary to spread the understanding, the understanding".
Finally, it has desestimado the voices that signal to the World-wide of Qatar like a failure in economic terms: "Business to the drop? We have sold the audiovisual rights by 200 more than in Russia, also in sponsorship. Regarding the entrances also a very alike figure. Qatar will suppose near of 700 million euros with regard to the last World-wide. The world believes in the FIFA and in what we have done for cleaning the FIFA".