Maybe I've spent too much time over thinking the connction between the Maltese FA and Prince Ali, including that almost phantom friendly match between Malta and Jordan last November. It's now too late to come up with anything more constructive than expressing relief that the English FA has decided to vote for Gianni Infantino, and amusement at Dmitri Tarasov, a Lokomtiv Moscow player who removed his team jersey after a match in Turkey to reveal an undershirt with a message of support for his Great Leader, Vladimir Putin.
So one more vote for Infantino, which means one less for the Sheikh. I still believe that nobody with any previous connections to Fifa should stand for election, but I've lost that argument. So, as consolation, I'll take Infantino as the winner.
And poor Dmitri Tarasov. His support kind of backfired. His own team called his behaviour "unacceptable" and they are going probably going to be punished by UEFA for the un-allowed political statements at football matches. And if that wasn't enough his team supporters weren't very happy. One of them tweeted:
"Go and train, Dima! Never mind expressing support, play better".
And another one said:
"You would be better off using your tens of millions to support old Russian women who cannot afford firewood in a country filled with fuel."
I would say, "Happy now, Dima?", but I somehow I don't think he really cares. It's only what Putin thinks that he cares about.
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