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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Gianni Infantino and the difficult second monologue

Don’t call it a comeback.
Don’t call it a comeback. Photograph: Gareth Bumstead/Reuters

THERE HE IS

Today Gianni Infantino feels late. He kept the hordes waiting for his much-anticipated Human Rights World Cup exit press conference for an hour. Football Daily’s popcorn had gone cold by the time he took to his throne. Infantino must have spent those final few moments perfecting lines to see how he could rework his “I feel gay” routine from the start of the tournament. Maybe he was making sure he had the latest numbers for migrant workers’ deaths in Qatar absolutely spot on, especially considering how vague he has been on the matter thus far.

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