Saudi Arabia (SAFF)

This was an outrageous suggestion. The idea that it could even be brought forward shows that, in my view, (Infantino) is the wrong man to lead the organisation.

— Andy Burnham, UK Prime Minister, said on Friday in response to FIFA's private-investment proposal for the World Cup.

This agreement … does give priority access for American companies and the Saudi nuclear program which will ultimately benefit American industry workers and supply chains.

— Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, commenting on the Saudi nuclear deal

"The US Department of State has no record of this individual applying for a visa. All relatives of players are eligible for visa bond waivers, and the Department is actively reaching out to this player’s family to assist with visa services."— A State Department official explaining visa policies and waivers in response to questions about the Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha’s mother’s visa situation.

After the Balogun affair, who knows which decisions are legitimate and can be trusted, and which can’t?

— Simon Chadwick, professor of Afro-Eurasian sport at the Emlyon Business School in Shanghai, told Al Jazeera

"The US Department of State has no record of this individual applying for a visa. All relatives of players are eligible for visa bond waivers, and the Department is actively reaching out to this player’s family to assist with visa services."— A State Department official explaining visa policies and waivers in response to questions about the Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha’s mother’s visa situation.