The MP for France Insoumise repeated his wish for a World Cup contested only in Mexico and Canada.
Eric Coquerel, this Wednesday, questioned the Prime Minister during a question session with the government at the National Assembly, repeating his desire that next June the Football World Cup (June 11-July 19) be played only in Mexico and Canada (the United States having to host 78 of the 104 matches on the program). As he had already done on January 20.
This Wednesday, the MP for France Insoumise launched: “Trump is not hiding: he wants to make the World Cup a MAGA (Make America Great Again) propaganda weapon (…) No, Trump does not deserve to welcome Yamal, Mané, Diaz or Mbappé. Listen to me, Trump (…) Mr. Prime Minister and you Mr. President in Davos publicly insulted, here is my proposal: address all the countries which defend the UN and international law against the false peace conference and the imperial force, that is to say almost all the qualified teams. You could then demand together from FIFA that next June the World Cup be played in Mexico and Canada only and boycott Trump’s United States. There is still time. »
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Marina Ferrari, Minister of Sports, responded: “You challenged me publicly a few days ago, I will reiterate my response again. Sport is not a political weapon. Sport is a vector of bringing people together, it is a vector of fraternity, of peace, as stated in the Olympic charter. In the extremely unstable international context in which we live, any escalation today would not seem appropriate and would risk harming the integrity of our athletes (…) As my German counterpart reminded us, it is up to the sports federations to make the decision whether or not to participate in an international competition, but if we were to consider a more political response, it is in Europe that we should do so in view of the current context. »
