FIFA바카라s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador five months before the Women바카라s World Cup was described Tuesday as 바카라tone deaf바카라 by the former leader of the soccer body바카라s task force for women바카라s football.
Lima바카라s appointment to 바카라develop, promote and participate in several global initiatives바카라 was announced by FIFA on Monday hours before the former Victoria바카라s Secret runway model helped present the fan prize in Paris at its annual award ceremony.
바카라Seriously, FIFA, is this the fan engagement ambassador we need as the (Women바카라s World Cup) approaches?바카라 wrote Moya Dodd, who was part of the co-hosting bid campaign for her native Australia and New Zealand, on her Twitter account.
Dodd, a former FIFA executive committee member and longtime advocate for women바카라s soccer, used the hashtag 바카라tonedeaf바카라 and posted the glamor photo from the profile of Lima바카라s Twitter account that has 2.4 million followers.
A former Australia national-team player, Dodd also recalled recent speculation FIFA could sign the Saudi Arabia tourism board as an official sponsor of the month-long tournament that starts July 20.
바카라Honestly baffled by the marketing strategy. First FIFA wants to send an LGBTQ-friendly audience to 바카라Visit Saudi바카라,바카라 Dodd wrote. 바카라Now it바카라s targeting who exactly?바카라
Lima was photographed Monday in Paris at the FIFA gala event with its president Gianni Infantino and posted on Twitter her new role 바카라means the world to me.바카라
She also posted to her 15.4 million followers on Instagram: 바카라It is a great honor to be part of the FIFA Family.바카라
바카라As a fan myself, I hope to connect at a greater level this family to the life of this beautiful sport: the fans!바카라 she wrote.
FIFA did not specify details Monday of the projects involving Lima, nor if it would involve the biggest-ever marquee women바카라s tournament which now has 32 teams.
바카라When you get to meet Adriana, you feel right away her warmth, kindness, and how approachable and passionate she is about our game,바카라 Infantino said Monday in the FIFA statement.
바카라She lives and breathes 바카라futebol바카라 and that is also why she can be an excellent link between FIFA and fans worldwide,바카라 he said.
FIFA noted Lima is a 바카라supermodel, actress and businesswoman바카라 but offered no details about her links to the sport besides being a fan. Lima posted her condolences after Pelé바카라s death in December.
Infantino and Dodd served together on FIFA바카라s ruling committee for more than a year after he was elected in 2016.
She was the first woman, in 2013, to represent the Asian soccer confederation at FIFA and gained a reputation as an independent voice during the presidency of Sepp Blatter. Dodd lost her re-election bid four years later to an opponent from Bangladesh.
Her latest criticism of FIFA follows an op-ed article she wrote for an Australian newspaper four weeks ago. She suggested that FIFA asking LGBTQ players and fans to visit Saudi Arabia was 바카라to send them to a jurisdiction where they are regarded as criminals.바카라
Dodd also wrote then she was 바카라thrilled by the progress women바카라s football has made there (in Saudi Arabia) in recent times.바카라
The pending 바카라Visit Saudi바카라 sponsor deal also provoked the soccer federations of Australia and New Zealand to urge FIFA not to sign the agreement.
