Denmark again Feuds with FIFA at World Cup Qatar "LGBT"

 European football once again showed its public frustration with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the World Cup on Wednesday, this time on Denmark's pitch.



Denmark has vowed not to do so Vote for Infantino, who is running for re-election unopposed in March. The President of the Danish Football Association, Jesper Møller, has also indicated his desire to leave FIFA as a member.

"I've reconsidered," Møller told Danish media on

Qatar. “I can imagine that there could be challenges if Denmark is excluded. alone.

But let's see if we can't have a dialogue."

Denmark's troubles with the FIFA president date back to before the World Cup, said Møller, who is a member of UEFA's Executive Committee, but tensions with Europe have been aggravating lately.

Infantino used a press conference on the eve of the tournament to accuse European society and the media of what he called hypocrisy in their criticism of World Cup hosts Qatar.

The threats from FIFA, Captains who wanted to show yellow cards wear an unauthorized

armband as part of the 'One Love' anti-discrimination campaign that exempted seven European teams three games ahead on Monday.

It was an unprecedented row at a World Cup, where FIFA faced players the day of preparation for one of the most important matches of their career.

At the camp in Germany, officials said on Tuesday they are considering a legal challenge to FIFA's tactics before the Arbitration Court for Sport. The court has stated that no appeal has yet been filed.

"We have to react," Møller said. “We will tackle this together with the other countries. We're in this together.”

Denmark also angered FIFA and Qatar with a team kit design that drew attention to dissatisfaction with the host country's record on human rights and treatment of migrant workers. The team has a black jersey as a third option, chosen as the "color of mourning" for the workers who died in Qatar.

In Denmark's opening game on Tuesday, former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt wore a rainbow bracelet to protest Qatar's Recording. about LGBTQ rights. Møller and Infantino also took part in the game in, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Infantino claimed over the weekend he had the support of more than 200 of FIFA's 211 member associations to stand for re-election .

Denmark and Germany have publicly stated that they will not vote for him.

The nomination deadline was November 16, days before members meet in Doha on Sunday, and no rival has presented the five valid pledges of support, that are required for an application. . The election assembly will take place on March 16 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Infantino was a long-time UEFA employee and rose to become general secretary when he was elected head of FIFA in 2016.

His presidency has seen several disputes with former European colleagues on soccer politics issues and he has been living in Qatar ahead of the World Cup while also working more closely with Africa.

Associated Presswriter Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, contributed to this report.

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