Canadian FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities

[Swede]

"It's FIFA's tournament, FIFA's jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions," the soccer body's vice president Victor Montagliani, who is based in Vancouver, said Wednesday at a sports business conference in London.

The Canadian president of North American regional soccer body CONCACAF said the sport is "bigger" than any current political debate.

"With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans," the Montagliani said in an on-stage interview. "That's the beauty of our game, is that it is bigger than any individual and bigger than any country."

U.S. president reminded FIFA decides host cities and not any government

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcup/canadian-fifa-vp-pushes-back-on-trump-1.7648380

[malaise]

1. Thank you Victor Montagliani

Rec

[2naSalit]

2. They should move...

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All US games to Canada claiming they are moving to avoid a dangerous country.

[malaise]

3. Well it is a three country World Cup so they could reduce it to two

Mexico has been a very good host country.

[2naSalit]

6. And they could move...

Some to Mexico too.

[rampartd]

4. our apologies to the people of american cities

but you president has declared them a war zone.

hell Krasnov is likely to deport the mexican team to el Salvador.

[2naSalit]

7. Exactly.

[Rebl2]

5. I know

The city I live near is one of the host cities and they have been planning (for 3 years) and spending a ton of money to host these games. Trump needs to back off and shut up!

[Cha]

8. "With all due respect"... which is Less

than Zero.

TY! And, the soccer body's VP Victor Montagliani