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" Any decision to move matches from World Cup cities should be made by FIFA, not Donald Trump ," said the FIFA vice-president.
Victor Montaljani, who is also president of CONCACAF, the confederation covering North America, Central America and the Caribbean, spoke out after the US president said this week he would move matches out of cities if he thought they could be "dangerous for the World Cup". He said San Francisco and Seattle were "run by radical left-wing lunatics who don't know what they're doing".
" It's FIFA's tournament, FIFA's jurisdiction, FIFA makes these decisions ," the Canadian told an audience at The Summit, part of London's Leaders' Week. " With all due respect to the current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will outlive their regime, their government and their slogans ."
Montaljani, whose country is co-hosting the tournament with the US and Mexico, has often had to engage in diplomatic issues since the start of Trump's second administration. On the topic of Israel's continued involvement in international football, which has been the subject of much debate over the past week, Montaljani said it was UEFA's responsibility to make a decision.
" I respect UEFA's decision. It's their member, they have to handle it and I respect not only the due process but every decision they make. FIFA is asked to handle a lot of things from a lot of organizations, but first and foremost it's a member of UEFA ."
Regarding the controversial topic of FIFA competitions, Montaljani said he was in favor of a World Cup for larger Clubs, but against a 64-team World Cup for the 100th anniversary in 2030./"The Guardian ", adapted in Albanian, " Pamphlet "
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