.VisitSaudi will not be a sponsor at the women’s FIFAWorldCup in Australia and New Zealand later this year following an outcry of opposition from the host nations. 7NEWS
But FIFA president Gianni Infantino has not ruled out future commercial opportunities for gulf nations in women’sWATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sydney man Blake Johnston breaks world record for longest surf.The Saudi Arabia tourism board had been touted as a potential sponsor of the expanded 32-team tournament, which drew sharp criticism from a number of quarters, despite Infantino’s claims the controversy was all a “storm in a tea cup”.
Other leading figures in the women’s game also criticised the plan, including veteran US World Cup star Alex Morgan, who said it ‘morally’ did not make sense. “But having said that, FIFA is an organisation made up of 211 countries. There is nothing wrong with taking sponsorships from Saudi Arabia, China, United States of America, Brazil or India.”
Gianni Infantino speaks during the 73rd FIFA Congress and accused Australia of having double standards over their opposition to Visit Saudi sponsoring the Women’s World Cup.“When it comes to Australia, they have trade with Saudi Arabia $US1.5-billion per year. This doesn’t seem to be a problem?“There is no issue, there is no contract, but of course we want to see how we can involve Saudi sponsors, and those from Qatar, in women’s football generally.
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