Soccer-FIFA boss Infantino helped set me free, says World Cup pitch invader

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(Reuters) - The protester who ran onto the field during the World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay holding a rainbow flag has told Reuters that FIFA president Gianni Infantino intervened to ensure he was set free by Qatari authorities.

Wearing a blue t-shirt with the message"Save Ukraine" on the front and"Respect For Iranian Women" on the back, Mario Ferri, who goes by the nickname of Falco, was tackled by security personnel and led away.

The 35-year-old said that he thought Infantino, who was born in Switzerland and the son of Italian immigrants, wanted to avoid a diplomatic incident or negative media coverage, so he intervened to have Ferri set free."The police from Qatar are very like gentlemen, very friendly, asked me if I wanted water, coffee, a croissant. Very friendly," he said.

 

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