In February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine and since then athletes from the country of aggressor have been alienated from the world of sport. This applies, among others, to football teams. The clubs do not appear in the UEFA's aegis, and the national team does not play official matches in UEFA and FIFA competitions.
Infantino puts the matter clearly. It's about Russia.
Will the situation change soon? Sensational information on this topic is provided by “The Guardian”. It turns out that the president of FIFA Gianni Infantino would like Russia to return to the world championships in the future.
We would like to remind you that on Friday the world media circulated information that the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski was thrown out of the White House after a quarrel with Donald Trump. Trump, with whom the President of FIFA intends to cooperate.
“Gianni Infantino defended his relations with Donald Trump, saying that closeness with the US president is” absolutely crucial “for the success of the world championships in 2026” – writes “The Guardian”, pointing out that the head of the World Football Federation also defended the organization of the World Championships in 2034. Infantino appeared in Belfast.
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British journalists point out that Infantino participated in the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington last month. The Swiss wants to cooperate closely with the US president. In addition, FIFA will organize a historic world championship tournament in the United States this year, in which as many as 32 teams will take part.
One of the topics that Infantino raised during a visit to Belfast was the situation in Ukraine. Infantino said FIFA is ready to play its role if peace agreements are agreed.
– We all hope that peace talks will be successful, because I think that it is important that we support it for the world, much more than for football, that we have peace. If football can play a role when there is peace, then of course we will play its role and expect that all countries in the world will be able to play football – these words of the head of the federation quotes “The Guardian”.
Did Donald Trump ask Infantino to restore the Russian team to the competition? – No, I wasn't asked for it. I think there are more important topics to discuss when you talk about a room than football. But we want all countries to play – he answered by the source cited by the mentioned.
Gianni Infantino has been the head of the world federation since 2016. Russia participated in the world championships for the last time in 2018. At that time, she was the host and reached the quarter -finals in which she succumbed to the Croats in a series of penalties.