by Gianni Infantino’s “Autocracy” as FIFA President is the biggest problem today with which professional footballers are faced with, said the new president of the international gaming union, Sergio Marchi,.
Marchi from Argentina took on the role of representing the professional players in the world at a time growing concern about the football calendar.
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A number of top-class players, including the captain of Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, and the Ballon D’Or-Sieger of Manchester City, Rodri, have publicly expressed in the past 18 months, while Infantino’s new club world championship tournament was exposed to more demands on European players in the summer months.
Marchi made the comments in an interview with the Athletic and said: “The greatest obstacle for FIFPRO is today’s autocracy of the FIFA president.
“Infantino lives in his own world, the only thing that is important for him are these big glasses. But he doesn’t listen to the players or recognizes their needs. But I can’t sit calmly while people suffer. A lot of people to tell me. But I should follow my convictions. I am persistent. And I’m not afraid of power.”
The independent At the beginning of this month, FIFPRO reported from discussions about the player’s well -being. A press release from the management agency spoke of “productive discussions” with player groups, including “critical matters in connection with the international game calendar”.
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There was a violent criticism of how the Club World Championship disrupted an already complete football plan, which led to a FIFPRO legal measures about how FIFA had “one -sidedly imposed” the competition for the game without proper consultation with the stakeholders.
FIFA has not yet commented on Marchi’s statements, but after the examination, Infantino said how the Club World Championship was dealt with: “Any criticism we receive is a source of studying, analyzing to see what we can do better.”
