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February 4, 2026
Ukraine labels FIFA chief ‘moral degenerate’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has called FIFA chief Gianni Infantino a “moral degenerate”
TL;DR
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga called FIFA President Gianni Infantino a "moral degenerate" for criticizing the ban on Russian athletes.
- Infantino suggested bans "don't bring anything" and that Russians should compete, at least at the youth level.
- Sibiga countered that Russia is still killing civilians and that lifting bans is inappropriate while the war continues.
- Sibiga compared Infantino's stance to the 1936 Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany.
- Russian athletes have been banned from most international competitions since the 2022 Ukraine conflict escalation.
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes in junior competitions under neutral conditions.
- Russian officials have rejected boycotts as "politicization" and "political discrimination" against athletes.
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