Shakhtar Donetsk sporting director Darijo Srna says he has no respect for FIFA president Gianni Infantino or FIFA, per talkSPORT.
Russia was allowed to send a team to FIFA's inaugural Under-15 World Cup & Festival in Azerbaijan last month, a decision that disappointed Srna and Shakhtar.
Shakhtar face Sporting in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Why Srna Wants Infantino to See Ukraine for Himself
Darijo Srna has an invitation for Gianni Infantino, and a verdict to go with it. Shakhtar Donetsk's sporting director wants the FIFA president to visit Ukraine, and says that until he does, he has no respect for him or for the governing body he leads. "FIFA is business," said Srna, who won 134 caps for Croatia. He is in London ahead of Shakhtar's Champions League tie with Sporting on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, where the 16-time Ukrainian champions are playing their "home" games this season with the war keeping them out of Ukraine.
The trigger is a decision that sits oddly with the ban. Russian teams have been barred from FIFA and UEFA competitions from the full-scale invasion in February 2022 onwards. Last month, Russia was allowed to send a team to FIFA's inaugural Unde...