Friday, April 27, 2018


FIFA responds to the threats of Donald Trump

FIFA's response to the President of the United States, which has sparked controversy in the last few hours, has been unable to respond to "special statements" relating to the Moroccan-American race to organize the 2026 World Cup. Giovanni Marti , Spokesman for the "FIFA" said that the International Federation of the Football, and in accordance with the rules, can not comment on special statements related to the race to the World Cup in 2026.
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Regarding whether the FIFA regulations allow for such impressive results, especially by a strong head of state and a party in the US file, the spokesman explained that the FIFA will not return to its regulations in this regard only to choose the place where the World Cup 2026 ".

The response of the International Federation in an "answer" to the newspaper's questions appeared to be "forgiving," especially since the Moroccan comments on Trump's entry had questioned whether FIFA could take a position on the direct threat of the US president to those who were trying to vote on the Moroccan file , Asking the question as follows: What if such a threat came from a valid Moroccan official, then the consequences were not serious for the Moroccan file, and for FIFA to respond to it?

 Donald Trump wrote on his account: "It would be shameful for countries that we have always supported to oppose the United States offer. Why should we support these countries while they do not support us, including in the United Nations?"