FIFA President Gianni Infantino took aim at Europe, saying that it should be “apologizing for the next 3,000 years,” ahead of the World Cup’s opening game.

Infantino spoke during a press conference on Saturday when he said that criticism of Qatar, which is hosting the soccer tournament, was hypocritical. Infantino, the top official for international soccer competition, said Europe itself had a murky history with human rights.

“I think for what we Europeans have been doing in the last 3,000 years around the world we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people,” he said.

Qatar has faced criticism over treatment of migrant workers and its laws outlawing homosexuality as it prepares to host the World Cup, one of the world’s most watched sporting events.

“How many of these European or Western business companies who earn millions and millions from Qatar or other countries in the region, billions every year. How many of them have addressed migrant workers’ rights, with the authorities? I have the answer for you? None of them. Because any change in the legislation means less profit,” Infantino continued.

The soccer exec also claimed that FIFA, which has been dogged with corruption charges for many years, had spoken to authorities in Qatar about human rights concerns. He told those who objected to Qatar’s hosting of the tournament to aim their ire at him and not the Gulf nation, saying they were welcomed to “crucify” him.

“Don’t criticize Qatar,” he added. “Don’t criticize the players. Don’t criticize anyone. Criticize FIFA. Criticize me, if you want. Because I’m responsible for everything.”

When discussing accusations that Qatar has mistreated thousands of migrant workers, Infantino contrasted Qatar, where he said workers came legally, with Europe, which he claimed had tighter borders.

Thousands of migrant workers have died in the past 12 years as the country readied itself for the tournament as many human rights organizations have pressed the country for explanations.

“We in Europe, we close our borders and we don’t allow practically any workers from these countries to work legally in our country. We all know there are many illegal workers in our European countries,” he said.

He added that Europe should model its immigration after that of Qatar.

“So if you would really care about the destiny of these people, these young people, then Europe could also do as Qatar did: create some legal channels where at least a number of these workers could come to Europe, lower revenues, but give them some work, give them some future, give them some hope,” he said.

The press conference came just days after it was announced that viewers of the games would not be allowed to purchase alcohol at the games.

Qatar will play Ecuador on Sunday to kick off the tournament.

The Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) has been accused of installing “spyware” on people’s devices without their knowledge to do COVID contact tracing, according to a civil liberties law firm. 

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a suit this week that accuses DPH of creating a COVID contact tracing app with Google that was then installed on resident’s phones without their knowledge. 

“These secret installations not only invade owners’ reasonable expectation of privacy, but they also intrude upon owners’ property right in their mobile devices by occupying valuable storage space,” the class-action lawsuit, entitled Wright v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The lawsuit contends that the actions of the DPH during the pandemic were unconstitutional and showed a “brazen disregard for civil liberties.” It also claims that the app was installed “secretly” on the phones of over a million Bay State residents. 

Even if an individual did not opt into the tracking app, the lawsuit says that data and information about the user from the phone could still be accessed via Bluetooth. 

According to the NCLA, the app could only be accessed after going to the “settings” section of the phones and then going to “view all apps.” Peggy Little, a senior litigator for NCLA called the alleged actions of DPH akin to “dystopian science fiction.” 

“This ‘android attack,’ deliberately designed to override the constitutional and legal rights of citizens to be free from government intrusions upon their privacy without their consent, reads like dystopian science fiction — and must be swiftly invalidated by the court,” she said. 

The NCLA is representing two individuals, who frequent Massachusetts (one has a home and the other works in the state) who say the app was installed on their Android phones without their permission. They said they deleted the app after discovering its presence on their phones. 

The group contrasts the alleged actions of Massachusetts DPH with that of other states who rolled out a similar app, but let individuals opt in. 

“Many states and foreign countries have successfully deployed contact tracing apps by obtaining the consent of their citizens before downloading software onto their smartphones,” said NCLA counsel Sheng Li. “The government may not secretly install surveillance devices on your personal property without a warrant — even for a laudable purpose.”

In statement to the Boston Herald, DPH said it could not “comment on pending litigation.” The Daily Wire also reached out the department for comment.