The choice of Qatar was a mistake and I take my responsibility because I was the FIFA president at the time. Qatar is a small country. Football and World Cups are for big countries.
November 2022
I am excited to see good football. When the first game starts, people won't only be talking about the problems but also about the sport.
November 2022
Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.
Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.
We should also say that workers' rights are the responsibility for Qatar and the construction companies. It's not Fifa's responsibility but we can't turn a blind eye. This intervention can only be carried out by Qatar itself and they have confirmed they will do so.
October 2013
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Sepp Blatter is a demented dictator. It makes me deeply sick just to think about Blatter being re-elected.
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I have very strong feelings. I can tell you that today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel a migrant worker.
Gianni Infantino (as FIFA President) - November 2022
By 2026 soccer or football will be the number one sport in this part of the world.
Gianni Infantino - Juni 2022
The member associations of Canada, Mexico and USA have been selected by the FIFA congress to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Gianni Infantino (as FIFA President) - June 2018
In the US, together with Canada and Mexico, we want to organize the greatest World Cup ever. I'm looking very much forward to it and the world is looking very much forward to it.
Gianni Infantino - September 2018
We have to be more inclusive. If we can have a format that does not add any additional matches but brings so much joy to those who don't have the chance to participate then we will have to think about that.
Gianni Infantino - December 2016
I definitely don't think that a boycott of the World Cup is the right approach of anything.
Gianni Infantino - March 2021
This country, Russia, has changed. Russia has become a real football country... where football has become part of the country's DNA and the culture.
We have been assured, that as of the next international game of Iran, women will be allowed to enter football stadiums.
Gianni Infantino - October 2019
1This organization went from being toxic, almost criminal to what it should be - an organization that cares about football. We have transformed it into a new FIFA - an organization which is synonymous with credibility, trust, integrity, equality, human rights.
Gianni Infantino - June 2019
1The world will discover Qatar and that is what football is about - to bring people together.
Gianni Infantino - Mai 2019
1It will be a World Cup hosted by a country that has all the infrastructure and the possibilities ready to welcome the world to Qatar. The stadium is extraordinary.
Gianni Infantino - Mai 2019
I will be world champion, my love. It is written. And I will score a goal.
Ángel Di María (as player for Argentina) - December 2022, the night before the World Cup final
It's crazy that it has happened this way. I wanted it very much. I knew God was going to give it to me, I sensed it was going to be this.
Lionel Messi - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup
Argentina in dreamland! Lionel Messi sent the Lusail stadium into raptures as he held the World Cup aloft in Qatar, having guiding Argentina to glory through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against France in one of the greatest ever finals.
(English newspaper) - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup
We will come back.
Kylian Mbappé - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup
Thank you, Senor Havertz. The goals of the German striker make us advance to the last 16.
(Spanish newspaper) - Dezember 2022, about Germany being kicked out of the World Cup
A cartel-like group of scumbags and assaulted criminals who ocassionaly put on soccer matches.
John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) - Qatar World Cup
Do you want a dictator as president of FIFA or a democracy? Even a 15-year-old kid knows that the only good thing about FIFA is the video game.
Telling someone about the inner workings of FIFA for the first time is a bit like showing someone "Two Girls, One Cup". You do it mainly so you can watch the horrified expression on people's faces.
John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) - World Cup Excitement
The only problem is, Budweiser is one of FIFA's key sponsors. And they sell a product they reflexivly insist on calling "beer".
John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) - World Cup Excitement
I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.
Current health status for the ones wondering: pissed off. Second time in 4 months they kill me.
Mino Raiola - April 2022, about false news about his death
If Mario Balotelli had Zlatan Ibrahimovic's head, Lionel Messi would have fewer Ballon d'Or awards.
Pep Guardiola, the coach, is fantastic. As a person he's an absolute zero. He's a coward, a dog.
I don't think about money when I make these kinds of decisions. I play for the love of the game. I loved the feeling I got from Real Madrid.
Jude Bellingham - June 2023
I want to finish with dignity so in a good club. It doesn't mean that to go USA or Qatar or Dubai is not good but I don't see myself there.
Cristiano Ronaldo - November 2015
What am I supposed to say about that? I'm a goalkeeper.
Manuel Neuer (as player at Bayern Munich) - December 2019, about making use of goal opportunities at Bayern Munich
1Since I left France, everything has gone downhill. France needs me, I don't need France. Even if you have Mbappé, Neymar and Messi, it doesn't help you because you don't have God.
Zlatan Ibrahimović - October 2022
I'm truly saddened by the death of Her Majesty, The Queen. What an outpouring of love and respect we saw for the Platinum Jubilee for her life of service. How devastated we all feel today shows what she has meant to people in this country and around the world.
David Beckham - September 2022
I have dreamed of this. This is a historic night for this club and for me, this is my first European title. I will remember this for all my life.
Rafael Santos Borré - May 2022, about Eintracht Frankfurt winning the Europa League
We'll be waiting for him like a wife, waiting for her husband to be released from prison.
Jürgen Klopp (as coach for Borussia Dortmund) - about the hurt Mats Hummels
2Ed Sheeran did what I haven't seen too often before: Make people smile when leaving the Schalke Arena.
Toni Kroos - July 2022
1Bayern Munich's crowning achievement came with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon. Kingsley Coman, a Parisian and former PSG prospect, scored early in the second half. Manuel Neuer, the brilliant goalkeeper, made sure the lead stood up.
(The Washington Post) - August 2020, about Bayern Munich winning the Champions League
2The Real Madrid shirt is white. It can stain of mud, sweat and even of blood, but never of shame.
We've had many good players through the history of the club at Bayer Leverkusen, but Kai Havertz is one of the best.
Rudi Völler - September 2020
All taxi drivers in Manchester are City fans. When you want to go to United, they'll drive you out in the sticks and dump you there.
Dino Toppmöller - August 2002
1One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
Joe Biden - März 2024
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