国际足联主席将不得不为他一些最具争议的决定负责,包括特朗普和平奖和出售世界杯股份的计划。
The FIFA president will have to answer for some of his most controversial decisions, including the Trump Peace Prize and a plan to sell World Cup shares.
国际足联主席吉安尼·因凡蒂诺将于周四面临他最强硬的内部批评者,因为他在11月18日挑战者申报参选截止日期前寻求巩固支持。
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will face his strongest internal critics Thursday as he seeks to shore up support ahead of a Nov. 18 deadline for challengers to declare their intention to run against him.
苏黎世的会议将是因凡蒂诺自其计划与特朗普总统的女婿、关键投资者贾里德·库什纳共同创建国际足联商业子公司以来,首次与国际足联全体理事会进行面对面的会晤。该提案被称为国际足联前进企业,在面对无法克服的反对声中被搁置。
The Zurich meeting will be Infantino’s first in-person encounter with the full FIFA Council since Infantino’s plan to create a commercial subsidiary of the organization with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a key investor. The proposal, called FIFA Forward Enterprise, was mothballed in the face of insurmountable backlash.
“他必须从这次会议中平息局势——他不可能让所有人都平静下来,但他现在绝对必须安抚一些最大的批评者,”一位参与全球足球最高层事务的人士在获准匿名以坦率谈论内部事务的情况下说道。“因为如果他失败或失误,我认为这对他来说确实会是一个挫折。”会议议程以因凡蒂诺的致辞和常规业务开场,包括对2026年世界杯的回顾,随后转向可能使国际足联主席与该组织主要决策机构的37名成员产生分歧的议题。
“He’s got to come out of this calming the waters — he’s not gonna calm everybody, but he absolutely has to settle some of his bigger critics right now,” said a person involved in global soccer at the highest levels, granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal matters. “Because if he falls or trips, I think it’ll really be a setback for him.”The agenda for the meeting opens with remarks by Infantino and routine business, including a review of the 2026 World Cup, before turning to areas that could find FIFA’s president at odds with the 37 members of the organization’s main decision-making body.
这包括去年12月授予特朗普的国际足联和平奖、失败的国际足联前进企业提案以及组织的纪律程序,这些可能引发人们对因凡蒂诺在世界杯期间向一名美国球员出示红牌事件中与白宫往来的质疑。
That includes the FIFA Peace Prize awarded to Trump last December, the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal and the organization’s disciplinary procedures, which could raise questions about Infantino’s dealings with the White House around a red card issued to an American player during the World Cup.