{"id":2563104,"date":"2026-02-03T02:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-16\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:49:10","slug":"ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-rips-fifa-president-as-moral-degenerate-16\/","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-16%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=2563104&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>The article reports that Ukraine condemned FIFA President Gianni Infantino after he floated the possibility of lifting Russia\u2019s ban from international football. Infantino told Sky News that FIFA could explore restoring Russia\u2019s participation in the World Cup, a stance that comes after Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent ban imposed by FIFA and UEFA. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called Infantino a \u201cmoral degenerate,\u201d citing a post about the war\u2019s impact and remarking that 679 Ukrainian children will never play football because of Russia\u2019s actions, comparing the idea of lifting the ban to the 1936 Olympics in germany. The piece notes that FIFA\u2019s position emphasized solidarity with Ukraine and unity in football,while Infantino argued the ban hadn\u2019t achieved its goals and suggested changing FIFA rules to prevent bans on countries because of their leaders\u2019 acts. He also argued that football should be a vector for unity and peace and urged keeping ties open with Russia. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-files-lawsuit-accusing-fox-news-of-defamation-over-trump-call\/\" title=\"Newsom files lawsuit accusing Fox News of defamation over Trump call\">article includes additional context<\/a> and related stories but centers on the tension between geopolitical conflict and sport governance.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-europe-trade-deal-extraordinary-evolution-in-trump-use-of-tariffs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"US-Europe trade deal \u2018extraordinary evolution\u2019 in Trump use of tariffs - Washington Examiner\">trade deal reached<\/a> 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-2\/\" 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 roasts Infantino as &#8216;moral degenerate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2563105,"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":[50410,9721,26008,7048,6991],"class_list":["post-2563104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-fifa","tag-infantino","tag-reaction","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\/2563104","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=2563104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563108,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563104\/revisions\/2563108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}