Gianni Infantino: “We must be united to fight racism (...) and violence” “Going to a match must be a party,” continued the head of Fifa in Paraguay. Several football matches, particularly in Europe, have been further disrupted in recent weeks by racist incidents in the stands.
Brazilian striker Vinicius recently burst into tears while speaking at a press conference about this fight against discrimination.. The president of the International Federation spoke in front of the Uruguayan and Paraguayan presidents Luis Lacalle Pou and Santiago Peña, but in the absence of their Argentine counterpart Javier Milei. The three countries will host the inaugural meetings of the 2030 World Cup, before the rest of the competition takes place in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. “There are problems in football”, admitted the president of Fifa during the congress of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) in Paraguayan on Thursday. ‘We need to act together with governments, teams, players,’ continued Mr.Infantino.