Infantino deflects betrayal questions with bald jokes as FIFA crisis deepens

Infantino deflects betrayal questions with bald jokes as FIFA crisis deepens

FIFA president Gianni Infantino deflected questions about betraying football and calls for his resignation by joking about a reporter's haircut. Stopped outside a Dominican Republic hotel by Sky News' James Matthews — both men are bald — Infantino replied "You have a nice haircut" and "I'll see you at the hairdressers." The exchange came amid the biggest crisis of his presidency over an aborted World Cup sell-off plan.

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