WATCH: Infantino references infamous “I feel gay” speech

During a media conference ahead of the Women’s World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a reference to a speech he gave last year while addressing the controversy surrounding the Men’s World Cup in Qatar. That tournament was highly criticized for being held in a country with a huge lack of human rights as well as extremely poor working conditions.

In last year’s speech, Infantino just made things worse with his odd comments, like this one: “Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel a migrant worker.” This time around, ahead of the Women’s tournament, which begins tomorrow, Infantino kept it simple, but referenced the now infamous quote. “For those of you who are waiting to hear how I feel today… today, I feel tired because I just landed, but I feel happy.