Nasser Al-Khelaifi: I hope France wins the World Cup final, but if Messi wins, I will not be sad
December 17, 2022, 04:40 pm
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Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain
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Translation – East website
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain Club, confirmed that the Qatar 2022 World Cup is the best World Cup in history, in terms of stadiums, matches, the quality of the game and the fans, and the wonderful experience it provided to all fans, stressing that he was able to watch seven matches in less than 48 hours. This has not happened in any tournament before.
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Al-Khulaifi stressed, in an interview with Radio Monte Carlo International, “RMC”, that the championship is for the entire Middle East and the entire Arab world, and this was evidenced by the intense presence of Arab fans in the matches of Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Tunisia, stressing that the championship brought together fans from everywhere.
Al-Khulaifi said that despite some criticism leveled by the media for organizing the tournament before its launch, everything changed after the fans arrived in Qatar, and everyone saw how the people of Qatar opened their hearts to the visitors of the World Cup and expressed their culture positively, adding that one of the media asked about the truth. What they saw in Qatar of good treatment, and is this because of the World Cup only, or are the people of Qatar always like this?
“We are proud of our country and what we have done. I think it was a perfect World Cup. There are still two games left and I hope everything goes well, but it was a World Cup on a very high level,” he added.
Al-Khulaifi stressed that the presence of three players from Paris Saint-Germain in the World Cup semi-finals, such as Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi, Argentine Leo Messi, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, is evidence that the team is the best team in the world, stressing that he wishes the French team to win the final match. For the World Cup, but he also will not be sad if the Argentine national team crowns Messi, adding, “If I could, I would give it to both of them.”
And the president of Paris Saint-Germain expressed his confidence about extending Argentine Lionel Messi’s contract with the team, saying, “I confirm a thousand times that Lionel Messi is very happy in Paris Saint-Germain. I think he wants to stay, and we reached an agreement to talk about extending his contract after the end of the World Cup.”
Al-Khelaifi also assumed that the French star, Mbappe, would continue with the team. He said: Kylian has a contract with the team, and he is one of the best players currently. He’s a great player.”
The head of the French team, Barbes Saint-Germain, expressed his sadness at the situation in which the Brazilian star Neymar is, following the Brazilian national team’s exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He said, “Neymar did the maximum that he could do for his country in the World Cup, but he did more than the maximum, and he had a great start even with us in the team since the start of the season.” Al-Khulaifi added, “I hope to see him return quickly, as it is not completely easy for him. I spoke to him, and he was sad, as I spoke to his father, it is very difficult for him.”
Al-Khulaifi stressed that he is in a position that does not allow him to confirm or deny the desire of the State of Qatar to host new sports tournaments such as the Olympics, but at the same time the infrastructure of Doha allows it to receive major international tournaments, such as the Asian Cup, adding that Qatar is a sports city in the East. Middle, Lusail Stadium is perhaps the most beautiful stadium in the world.
