SPORTS AGENDA: Steven Gerrard to return to punditry role, while Glazers ARE ready to cash in on Man United after two weeks of visits from interested groups They've got into some real bad habits': Roy Keane says he's 'lost confidence' watching Red Devilsįulham boss Marco Silva lays into referee after he was sent off along with Aleksandar Mitrovic - who SHOVED the official as his team imploded vs Man United 'United were so poor it was UNBELIEVABLE. 'Of course, I was pretty depressed, about to give up,' he said, recalling a visit he made to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Infantino said he was told on a campaign visit to Rwanda he would not be supported. In an earlier congress-opening address, Infantino said he took inspiration from Rwanda's recovery from its genocidal civil war of the 1990s when his own campaign to become FIFA president in 2016 was struggling. 'To all those that love me, and I know there are so many, and those that hate me, and I know there are a few, I love you all of course, today especially,' Infantino said after being elected. That spilled over at the World Cup in a dispute over FIFA and Qatari organisers blocking some team captains wearing an anti-discrimination armband. Under Infantino, FIFA has created new and bigger competitions - raising its income and giving national teams more chances to qualify for the men's and women's World Cups, while facing down resistance from European soccer officials.įIFA's support for 2022 World Cup host Qatar, where Infantino moved to live in 2021, and his close ties to Saudi Arabian soccer have also caused unease among rights activists and some European member federations. The fallout also removed veteran FIFA president Sepp Blatter from office within months of being re-elected. The Swiss lawyer was first elected in 2016 with FIFA in crisis after a sweeping United States federal investigation of corruption removed a swath of soccer officials in the Americas. 'But I am here for a four-year cycle only,' said Infantino, whose presidency can eventually run for 15 years through 2031. The Swiss-born president will remain at the helm of football's governing body until 2027
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