Amnesty International claims FIFA president Gianni Infantino's treating criticism of Qatar's treatment of migrant workers as a "culture war".
In an extraordinary one-hour monologue, he defended the World Cup hosts and accused the west of "hypocrisy" by highlighting the Gulf state's human rights record.
Mr Infantino claimed he felt "like a migrant worker" by referencing discrimination he's faced.
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Amnesty says Mr Infantino's "brushing aside legitimate" concerns.