Ceferin blasted FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, branding the FFE scheme a disaster and declaring, “the emperor is naked.” He warned it’s time to say “enough.” For my money, FIFA’s leadership crisis is irreparable.
Speaking to the European Football Clubs assembly in Copenhagen, Ceferin evoked Hans Christian Andersen’s story to criticize Infantino’s conduct, citing the Trump peace prize and last summer’s Folarin Balogun scandal alongside the FFE debacle. Will FIFA overhaul its governance before the next World Cup?