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Former ITV Tyne Tees and Sky Sports reporter Bryan Swanson made the announcement in defence of FIFA president Gianni Infantino

He addressed a press conference after Gianni Infantino launched a robust defence of Qatar's laws and their treatment of homosexuals and migrant workers.

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Human rights groups have moved quickly to condemn Gianni Infantino’s extraordinary defence of hosts World Cup hosts Qatar, accusing the FIFA president of “deflection and whataboutery" and warning that “history will not judge this moment kindly”.

In fiery news conference, Gianni Infantino said Western countries were not in a position to give ‘moral lessons’.

Gianni Infantino wants football to be the only talking point in Qatar but the irony is that even the most engaging 90 minutes of the World Cup will struggle to top the extraordinary drama of the FIFA president’s hour-and-a-half press conference on the eve of the tournament.

While sport speaks to the best of the human spirit, officials too often degrade it, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose

In an extraordinary opening news conference before the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the host country's decision to ban beer at stadiums and Qatar's human rights record.

FIFA confirmed on Friday Budweiser would no longer be sold within the perimeter of the eight World Cup stadia.

Swanson, who these days works as FIFA's director of media relations, addressed a press conference after FIFA president Gianni Infantino had launched into a robust defence of Qatar's laws

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino says Europe should apologise for its own history