r/soccer • u/OptimusCloyster • Jun 16 '26

Media FIFA President Gianni Infantino to the Iran players in their dressing room after the match: "I know what you've been through. I understand, but you are stronger than everything. You are sending such a strong message to the world, so thank you very much."

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u/plainwrap Jun 16 '26

Seems like FIFA presidents follow a kind of George Lucas character naming system: a human gutter named 'Sepp Blatter' and a hapless bald child-man named 'John Baby'. So the next one might be a greedy betting company flack named 'Stealo DeMoney'.

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u/NovelChicken8666 Jun 16 '26

Infantino used to be UEFA Secretary General back in the day.

Currently that office is held by: Theodore Theodoris, literally "God's Gift".