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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Imogen Ainsworth

‘It’s so patronising’: Gianni Infantino criticised for comments on women ahead of World Cup final

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Gianni Infantino’s comments have sparked reaction on social media after the Fifa president encouraged women to “just push the doors” saying that they have the “power to convince us men”

Many have been left in a dumbfounded state of disbelief once more as yet another insensitive Infantino speech has surfaced, this time at a Fifa women’s football convention in Sydney in the build-up to the women’s World Cup final.

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