![]() ![]() The PSSI social media account carries a redesigned black logo in recognition of the tragedy. Another image of Infantino - again, alongside Bule, posing in a PSSI bucket hat with an Indonesian batik design shirt, finished off with a toothy grin and thumbs up - was also released for good measure. ![]() The photo shoot at the football match isn’t an unfortunate isolated incident, either.ĭuring a visit to the PSSI headquarters, there were more smiling images with back-slapping and committed handshakes. It deserves scrutiny and amplification to ensure it does not happen again. The inappropriateness of Infantino’s actions, and that of his hosts, is a huge misjudgement. ![]() To even use the word “disaster” to describe this PR event feels demeaning to those who truly know the meaning of the word. To the family of Andi Setiawan and countless others who have had loved ones torn from their lives or living with injuries after a cascade of errors led to the wholly avoidable deaths of football fans, this was sickening behaviour from the most powerful man in the game. To say this was insulting is an understatement. Potret Presiden FIFA Gianni Infantino beserta jajaran saat bermain sepak bola bersama Ketua Umum PSSI Mochamad Iriawan di Stadion Madya. The official photos put out by the PSSI included more than one image of the Indonesian league’s chairman Iwan Bule and Infantino, the head of football’s world governing body, high-fiving each other after what one can only presume was a well-worked move. Later that day, FIFA president Gianni Infantino saw fit to put on white socks, white shorts, an exuberant blue-and-green shirt and red boots to have a kickabout with representatives of the Indonesia FA (the PSSI) on a visit to the country in the aftermath of the tragedy. Setiawan suffered injuries to his lungs, ribs and legs in the crush on October 1 and spent his last days on a ventilator before his condition dramatically declined. The 33-year-old died at Saiful Anwar hospital in the Indonesian city of Malang, 17 days on from one of the world’s worst football disasters there. Andi Setiawan became the 133rd official victim of the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster at 1.20pm on Tuesday. ![]()
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