Over the years, regular readers of the New York Times have seen countless articles whose reporting tells about the plight of the Palestinians under the what the Times calls “the occupation of the Israelis.”

The moguls who control the jewels of the international sports events—the Olympics and soccer’s World Cup have one thing in common: They don’t care which country hosts their propaganda-rich tournaments as long as the countries cough up enough money. 

The 2022 World Cup has been controversial enough without soccer’s governing body scoring an own goal on the eve of the tournament.  

While ostensibly defending FIFA’s choice of Qatar to host what should be a celebration of the beautiful game, Gianni Infantino’s diatribe had journalists literally gasping at its extraordinary tone deafness.