The Swiss commentator David Lemos closed the broadcast by accurately summarizing the problems of this World Cup; he was spot on.
🗣️"There is no doubt that this was the most commercial World Cup in history and also one of the most politicized."
"We will not forget the prices that people without great purchasing power had to pay to live out their passion for football."
"In some cases, they couldn't even enter the country because of their nationality, whether they were fans, journalists, or even referees, like the Somali Omar Artan."
"We also remember the unacceptable treatment given to the Iranian national team, which was unable to properly defend its chances during the tournament."
"And then there's the case of Folarin Balogun. We saw a president boast about calling the FIFA president to get a player's suspension lifted."
"Politics has infiltrated the heart of football, even though FIFA claims to want to keep it above all else. It's clear that this only holds true to a certain extent."
"It was a World Cup in which all matches were played in four halves, and whose final had a break of nearly 30 minutes."
"The crisis has two names: money and power. Today, there is a crisis of trust between many of those involved in football and FIFA."
"In the coming weeks, a lot of money will be distributed to various federations and many football agents, who will be politely invited to remain silent."
"We hope that all of this will be taken into consideration and that it won't happen again”
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