Office FifaBryan Swanson, spoke about his sexual orientation in a press conference World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Scotsman admits he’s gay.
LGBT become a hot topic at the 2022 World Cup. Several participating countries criticized comments by World Cup ambassador Qatar, Khalid Salmanon homosexuals.
Salman called homosexuality an illegal act. He asked the fans who came to Qatar to respect those from that country.
Fifa support what is happening in Qatar as a guest. fifa president, Gianni Infantinohe asked the competitors to respect the current rules and confirmed the 2022 World Cup as a moment of unity.
“I’ve talked a lot with leaders and everyone is welcome. One or two opinions is not the opinion of a country,” Infantino said at a news conference in Qatar on Saturday (19/11/2022).
“These are conditions that will be met. The rules are in place, as was the case in Switzerland in 1954. Do we stay at home and criticize Arabs because they don’t admit gays in public? No, you have to go through the process,” he continued.
“The door is starting to open. I ask that we try to unite, this is not war. The cities here are beautiful and the people are happy,” said Infantino.
Infantino’s statement was supported by FIFA director of media relations Bryan Swanson. He even openly called himself gay and was still accepted in all circles of society Fifa.
“I have seen a lot of criticism of Gianni Infantino since I joined FIFA, especially from the LGBTI community. I sit here in a privileged position, on the global stage, as a gay man, here in Qatar,” he said Swanson. The sun.
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Bryan Swanson during a press conference ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (Photo: dpa/picture alliance via Getty I/picture alliance)
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“We have received assurances that everyone is welcome and I believe everyone will be welcome at this World Cup. Just because Gianni Infantino isn’t gay doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. He cares,” the former journalist Sky Sports adds.
“You see the public side. I see the private side. We’ve talked about it on several occasions. I’ve thought a lot about putting it out in a press conference, after all this is a press conference for the FIFA president but I’m very sure of that.” , he concluded.
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