Qatar 2022/FIFA Congress: "FIFA must act as a model" (Lisa Klaveness, Norwegian Football Federation)

"We cannot ignore the calls for change. How FIFA run the game has so much to say for how football is perceived in every confederation, in every association. FIFA must act as a role model," said Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), speaking at the 72^nd FIFA Congress in Doha, QAT, on 31/03/2022.

"In 2010, the world cup was awarded by FIFA (to Qatar) in unacceptable ways with unacceptable consequences," said the former international footballer (73 caps between 2002 and 2011), aged 40, who was elected president of the Norwegian Football Federation 25 days earlier, on 06/03/2022.

"There is no room for employers who do not secure the freedom and safety of world cup workers. No room for leaders that cannot host the women's game. No room for hosts that cannot legally guarantee the safety and respect of LGBTQ+ people coming to this theatre of dreams," added Lise Klaveness, recalling that the Norwegian Federation considered a possible boycott of the 2022 World Cup in 2021 (Norway did not qualify in the end, finishing third in Group G behind the Netherlands and…