"Any decision to move matches from World Cup cities must be taken by Fifa, not Donald Trump, a vice-president of the organisation has said. Victor Montagliani, who is also the president of Concacaf, the confederation which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, was speaking after the US president said this week he would move matches out of cities if he thought they could be even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup."
"He said San Francisco and Seattle were run by radical left lunatics who don't know what they're doing. It's Fifa's tournament, Fifa's jurisdiction, Fifa makes those decisions, the Canadian said to an audience at The Summit, part of Leaders Week London. With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans."
"On the subject of Israel's continued involvement in international football, which has been the subject of much debate in the past week, Montagliani said it was Uefa's responsibility to take a decision. I respect that it's a decision by Uefa. It's their member, they have to deal with it and I respect not only the appropriate process, but whatever decision they make."
FIFA holds jurisdiction over decisions to move World Cup matches and such choices should not be made by national political figures. San Francisco and Seattle were criticized as being run by radical left figures, while FIFA’s authority over the tournament was emphasized. Football is portrayed as enduring beyond the tenure of current world leaders and their policies. UEFA retains responsibility for decisions regarding Israel's involvement in international football and its internal member processes should be respected. Support exists for an expanded Club World Cup, while a 64-team World Cup in 2030 is opposed.
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