WATCH: Fifa president Infantino fails to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
Johannesburg – World football body Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Thursday failed to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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FIFA 'concerned' by 'tragic and worrying' situation in Ukraine: Gianni Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he was "concerned" by "the tragic and worrying" situation, after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. "I was shocked by what I saw.
