{"id":2563074,"date":"2026-02-03T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-14\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:17:17","slug":"ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine rips FIFA president as &#8216;moral degenerate&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-14%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2563074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukraine condemned FIFA president Gianni Infantino as a \u201cmoral degenerate\u201d after he floated the possibility of lifting Russia\u2019s ban from the World Cup. Infantino said FIFA would explore allowing Russia to compete again, a reversal of the ban imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the idea unacceptable, arguing that lifting the ban would reward aggression and citing the deaths of Ukrainian children and the broader human cost of the war; he warned future generations would view such actions with shame, likening it to the 1936 Olympics used for propaganda. Infantino defended the position by saying the ban has not achieved its aims and pushed for changes to FIFA rules that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-2\/\" title=\"... as &#039;moral degenerate&#039;\">prevent bans based<\/a> on a country\u2019s leaders\u2019 actions, arguing football should remain a unifying force.The article also notes FIFA and UEFA\u2019s statements of solidarity with Ukraine and their hope that football can be a beacon of unity and peace.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ukraine rips FIFA president as &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate\/\" title=\"... as &#039;moral degenerate&#039;\">moral degenerate&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after floating end to Russia ban<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2488373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> branded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fifa\/\">FIFA<\/a> President Gianni Infantino as a &ldquo;moral degenerate&rdquo; after he floated the possibility of lifting the ban on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a> in the sports competition.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Sky News,<\/em> Infantino said FIFA would explore lifting its ban on Russia competing in the World Cup, which it imposed in February 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reacted to the recent comments with fury, denouncing the FIFA head as a &ldquo;moral degenerate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4443480\/european-army-dangerous-eu-nato\/\">European army would be &#8216;extremely dangerous,&#8217; EU official warns amid NATO rift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442790\/grammy-anti-china-political-tool-dalai-lama-award\/\">Grammys blasted as &#8216;anti-China political tool&#8217; after Dalai Lama wins audiobook award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4443012\/india-agrees-stop-buying-russian-oil-trade-deal-us\/\">India agrees to stop buying Russian oil as trade deal reached with US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football &mdash; Russia killed them. And it keeps killing more while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >moral degenerates suggest lifting bans<\/a>, despite Russia&rsquo;s failure to end its war,&rdquo; he said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2018385051398832517\">a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Future generations will view this as a shame reminiscent of the 1936 Olympics,&rdquo; Sybiha added, referring to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/olympics\/\">Olympic Games<\/a> hosted in Germany, which served as a propaganda opportunity for the ruling Nazi Party.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to ban Russia from FIFA was made right after Russia&rsquo;s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, in solidarity with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents (of FIFA and UEFA) hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people,&rdquo; a statement from the organization said.<\/p>\n<p>The latter sentiment, of serving as a vector for unity and peace, is Infantino&rsquo;s argument to justify possibly bringing Russia back into the league, arguing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-3\/\" title=\"... as &#039;moral degenerate&#039;\">ban hadn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t accomplished &ldquo;anything, it has just created more frustration and hatred.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with this theme, Infantino argued that FIFA should look into changing its rules to &ldquo;enshrine in our statutes that we should actually never ban any country from playing football because of the acts of their political leaders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4437818\/control-donetsk-remaining-item-ukraine-russia-peace-negotiations-rubio\/\">CONTROL OF DONETSK IS &lsquo;ONE REMAINING ITEM&rsquo; IN UKRAINE-RUSSIA PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, RUBIO SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Somebody needs to keep the ties open,&rdquo; he argued.<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, he pushed back against a proposed ban on Israel and a proposed boycott of the United States due to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies. He also stood by his decision to grant Trump a peace prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine condemns Infantino over Russia ban talk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2563075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26025582061174.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50410,4381,9721,3669,6991],"class_list":["post-2563074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-ethics","tag-fifa","tag-president","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26025582061174.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563078,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563074\/revisions\/2563078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}