By Associated PressDOHA: The appearance by video of the head of Ukrainian soccer, wearing an armoured vest from the streets of Kyiv, brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress on Thursday. “Obviously it did not solve the problems of the world,” Infantino said. There was a plea to “stop conflicts and wars” generally rather than specifically issuing a direct message to Putin, who awarded Infantino Russia’s Order of Friendship medal after the World Cup. For now, the priority for Ukraine is protecting the country from Russia as Pavelko told the FIFA Congress. “I believe every word, prayer and action in support of Ukraine and against the war can stop it.

Source: Indian Express April 01, 2022 19:32 UTC