Turkish analyst slams FIFA boss Infantino's ‘insincere’ Gaza stance

Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics

Turkish sports commentator Serkan Akkoyun has accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of hypocrisy for attending a Gaza peace summit while remaining silent on Israel’s deadly offensive, saying the football chief’s gestures “fail the test of sincerity.”

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Akkoyun said global sports authorities’ refusal to act against Israel’s actions in Gaza has wounded “not only the conscience of sports fans but of all humanity.”

He criticized organizations like FIFA and UEFA for framing the crisis as a “geopolitical issue,” arguing that such detachment contradicts the very spirit of sport and moral integrity.

“What Israel is doing amounts to genocide – and they are deliberately targeting children,” Akkoyun said. “They are not only taking lives but destroying the future of Palestinian sports.”