FIFA President Needs To Do A Better Job, EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef Tells Politico

‘FIFA President Gianni Infantino needs to do a better job’, European Commissioner Glenn Micallef told POLITICO ahead of the World Cup set to take place in the United States this year.

‘The EU’s sports commissioner jabbed Infantino over safety and security fears for fans heading to the World Cup this summer while America wages war on Iran, and criticized FIFA for its partnership with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace’, reported the international newsroom.

Micallef met Infantino in Brussels, Politico reported, and ‘urged the world football chief to help safeguard European fans travelling to North America for the 2026 World Cup.

‘The commissioner told POLITICO there had been no further communication from FIFA, despite the EU reiterating concerns about the safety of supporters, as the Trump-backed war in the Middle East escalates.’

‘“This was my first proper and only exchange with President Infantino,” Micallef said about their Brussels chat, which took place on the sidelines of a European football summit. “I asked him to assure those traveling for the World Cup in respect to their safety. There hasn’t been any kind of follow-up.’

‘“And following the escalation of tensions that we’ve seen in the last few days, we’ve asked again for renewed assurance for all those traveling to the World Cup,” Micallef said. “Especially since one of the hosts of this biggest sporting event in the world is party to a war, it’s only legitimate that assurances are given from a public safety and public security point of view.”’

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