"It's been another busy week for Gianni Infantino. The Fifa head honcho spent Sunday in Rabat looking slightly sheepish as he stood alongside Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid. After trying his best not to hand the Afcon trophy to Senegal's players, Big G moved front and centre again to console Brahim Diaz and present him with the award for the worst penalty ever taken."
"Speaking of the GWC, the usual petty gripes of extortionate ticket prices, inefficient transport links and a state-sponsored hostile environment in the USA USA USA had to take a back seat this week. With Donald Trump threatening to forcefully annex Greenland the Danish-owned territory that gave the football world Jesper Grnkjr Uefa suits meeting in Budapest were forced to pause a particularly lavish buffet to discuss a response."
"The spectre of a European boycott loomed briefly on the horizon, before Trump apparently lost interest in the whole idea. Still, Fifa kept curiously silent, having produced a statement on Sunday backing the award of its peace prize to Trump despite his emerging enthusiasm for invading other countries. Infantino's relationship with European football's grands fromages could best be described as uneasy."
Gianni Infantino spent time in Rabat appearing sheepish beside Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid and awkwardly intervening when the Afcon trophy presentation to Senegal was mishandled. He consoled Brahim Diaz and presented an award after a poorly taken penalty, then returned to his Alpine residence to monitor Morocco's and Senegal's chances at the Geopolitics World Cup. Complaints about extortionate ticket prices, poor transport and a hostile environment in the USA receded as Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland, prompting UEFA officials in Budapest to pause a buffet to consider a response. FIFA backed a peace prize for Trump despite invasion rhetoric, and Infantino's relations with European football leaders remained uneasy.
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