'I feel like a migrant worker': FIFA president hits out at World Cup criticism

'Don’t start accusing, fighting, insulting, you start engaging. And this is what we should be doing.'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (Nick Potts/PA)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (Nick Potts/PA)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out at criticism of Qatar from Europe on the eve of the World Cup.

The game’s global governing body has been attacked for its decision to take the finals to Qatar, where the treatment of migrant workers and the rights of LGBTQ+ people have been in the spotlight.

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