FIFA vice-president warns Trump football is “bigger” than USA and drops Tylenol dig

Victor Monttegliani, Vice president of the organization in Victor Monttegliani, said that moving to matches away from 2026, the host cities in the World Cup will be a FIFA decision, not Donald Trump, Vice President of the organization, Victor Montagliani.

Last week, the President of the United States talked about the possibility of moving games away from the cities he considered “dangerous”.

Fifa Gianni Infantino President has a close association with Trump, whose country is participating in hosting next summer finals alongside Canada and Mexico. However, Monttegliani insisted on the decisions in which cities will remain matches in games that are still a matter for FIFA.

“It is the FIFA championship, the FIFA specialization, FIFA makes these decisions,” said at Allianz leaders at the Allianz Stadium.

President Trump said last week that his administration will make sure that the cities are “safe”, adding that Seattle and San Francisco “are run by the left -wing radical crazy people who do not know what to do.”

“If any city we think will be a little dangerous to the World Cup … because they play in many cities, we will not allow this,” Trump added.

“We will move it a little.”

Seattle’s Lumen Field is scheduled to host six games in the next summer finals, with Levi Stadium in Santa Clara – an hour from San Francisco – due to six others.

Vice President FIFA jokes about Tilanol

Monttegliani said that football is “greater” than the clear political discourse in the United States at the present time.

In response to a question about whether the political situation in the United States caused him and two heads of headache, Monttegliani said: “This depends, as you know. Morep more than Tilanol – although we have not allowed us anymore!

“This is the beauty of our game, that it is greater than any individual and greater than any country.”

Reference to Tilanol follows an advertisement from the Trump administration regarding a link between taking paracetamol on pregnancy and autism in children. The World Health Organization says that there is no “conclusive evidence” on a link and urged pregnant women to follow the advice of their doctors.

Lessons learned from the club’s World Cup

European viewers in the World Cup for the next year may face some late nights, as Monttegliani insists that the intense summer heat will be taken into account when scheduling games.

FIFA said that FIFA is “learning” from the experience of players and viewers at the club’s World Cup this summer.

Places like Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles have the option to be exposed to a cover and air -conditioned, allowing in the afternoon launching times, but Monttegliani says it is a difficult budget work.

“We are in talks daily with European broadcasters in terms of stadiums that you can play at 3 pm – like Atlanta, for example.

“It is clear that what we are trying to do, as soon as the schedule after the clouds appears in December, is our best to ensure that everything is taken into account.

“Now, will every game be a perfect starting time from the TV perspective?

“I don’t know, because there are a lot of games, but all this is taken into account.”

Monttegliani repeated his opposition to expanding the World Cup to 64 teams for the centenary in 2030, an idea that the South American Federation proposed.

However, it seemed more enthusiastic about the possibility of expanding the club’s World Cup – next to be played in 2029 – from 32 teams to 48 teams.

He said: “I do not see the argument for 64 teams. It is not only us, but UEFA and Asia who oppose it.”

“But the club’s World Cup has achieved tremendous success. We need to determine what is possible, (what) the changes we need to make about the number of teams and blacks in every country this year.”