Instead of in Asunción, Gianni Infantino shakes hands in Riad. In view of the upcoming FIFA meeting, not everyone likes that.
The Norwegian Association President Lise Klaveness sees the absence of Gianni Infantino critically in the run-up to the FIFA Congress. “We are very surprised. It is important that it is present on the days when we are present. This is the most important meeting point for us,” said the 44-year-old according to the Norwegian media.
The Congress of the World Football Association will take place in Asunción/Paraguay on Thursday. FIFA President Infantino is initially alongside US President Donald Trump this week, who holds the first major trip abroad in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Infantino, who had recently met with Trump regularly, spoke on Tuesday at the Saudi US investment forum in Riad.
The Swiss “accepted invitations to a number of important events with leading politicians in the world, in which there is also talk about FIFA World Championships,” said a FIFA spokesman at the request of The Athletic. A session of the Council, which was also a member of the Council for this week, was postponed and digitally held on Friday.
The piano, which has repeatedly expressed criticism of FIFA in the past, said that she had not received any official information about Infantinos Calendar. “If he is not there, it is worrying. Democracy takes place here,” she said: “It is a development that is worth asking some questions, not only for the press, but also for us.”