THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Infantino’s rotten Fifa reign calls Motsepe’s morality into question
The stink of corruption engulfs Fifa under Gianni Infantino more than at any time during the tenure of the outsize ego that is Sepp Blatter. And as Patrice Motsepe’s bromance with the Italian blooms, Africa looks set to continue to be a Fifa vassal, totally bereft of dignity.
The stench of corruption has engulfed the world of football under Gianni Infantino's leadership at FIFA, more so than during Sepp Blatter's notoriously corrupt reign. Patrice Motsepe, a South African businessman and FIFA's patron, is now facing moral dilemmas as he continues to support Infantino, despite mounting evidence of FIFA's widespread wrongdoing.
Blatter, the former FIFA president who ran the organization from 1998 to 2015, was widely regarded as one of the most corrupt leaders in world politics, comparable to despotic generals and Mafia bosses. His successor, Infantino, initially promised to restore FIFA's image and focus on football rather than politics, but has instead adopted Blatter's tactics, further tarnishing the organization's reputation.
With African nations, led by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), wielding disproportionate influence over FIFA decisions, Motsepe has endorsed Infantino's re-election while ignoring the president's many scandals.
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