FIFA's chief spokesman defended world football chief Gianni Infantino's record on LGBTQ rights on Saturday on the eve of the World Cup. In remarks to reporters at the end of a wide-ranging press conference by Infantino, FIFA media chief Bryan Swanson, who is gay, insisted that all would be welcome at the Qatar World Cup. "I've seen a lot of criticism of Gianni Infantino since I've joined FIFA, in particular from the LGBTQ community," Swanson said. "I'm sitting here in a privileged position on a global stage as a gay man here in Qatar.