Gianni Infantino knocked down all the reporting over visa concerns for this World Cup in August 2025: “I think it’s important to clarify this. There is a lot of misconception out there. Everyone will be welcome in Canada, Mexico and the United States for the FIFA World Cup next year.
“There is a process to go through to get visas and so on. This process will be smooth…
“We want to unite the world and we will unite the world next year. The world needs occasions of unity, of bringing teams together, of bringing people together, of bringing fans together... So again everyone will be welcome, be positive and you will see it will be a great, great celebration of the greatest FIFA World Cup ever.”
No, again we are just meant to look the other way and allow this thing we love so much, that we want to enjoy, that we can map our whole lives around, to be used and abused.
Again we are told about unity and inclusion when division, disparity and denial is the reality.
It is a great, great celebration of getting more money whatever it takes, no matter who has to pay the price. The greatest showpiece of allowing - unopposed! - the man who is meant to protect and grow the people’s game into playing celebrity, massaging his own ego and that of heads of state.
The biggest, most expensive, least accessible World Cup ever. The thing we love and all the beautiful pieces of it we’ve lost.
Very sad for Slot, even if it’s the right call. Had a nightmare second season that began in horrific circumstances. Was statesman like how he dealt with Jota & parade tragedies. Everything after that spiralled, lots of misfortune but lots of mistakes. A legend for winning no.20.
Delivered something no one thought was possible and I'll always be grateful for that but he was never turning the current situation round so for me its the right call.
I'm sure he won't be short of offers and I wish him all the best
I get people thinking it's more work to do etc but it needed doing. He was no longer good enough at the basics never mind progressing the ball out. Not great leaving on a free but he needed to be replaced imo
@KopMatt I'm not a fan of how he wants his team to play. Imo it's a slow build up, similar to how Guardiola sets up. I'm also not a back three fan which he favoured at Leverkusen. I prefer systems which try to get football to the forward line as quickly as possible. Klopp back pls 😅