Gianni Infantino
17 Dec
FIFA is to reconsider the format of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, says president Gianni Infantino.
8 Dec
The 2022 World Cup has brought the traditional share of strong emotions and footage of supporters from different nationalities coming together to celebrate unprecedented feats at the biggest football tournament, reports africanews.com.
17 Nov
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football's governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.
16 Nov
World football boss, Gianni Infantino, said, yesterday, that the World Cup could be a “unique platform” for a “temporary cease-fire” between Russia and Ukraine, writes politico.eu. The FIFA president made the contentious remarks at the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, ahead of the football tournament, which starts on Sunday in Qatar. “My plea to all…
11 Nov
Amnesty International has made an urgent plea less than 10 days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a compensation package for the migrant workers who built the tournament's gleaming stadiums.
23 Oct
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has criticised what he called unacceptably low offers for 2023 Women’s World Cup broadcast rights. “A hundred times less (than the men’s World Cup), even more than 100 times in some occasions. This is not acceptable,” the head of the football governing body told a news conference. Infantino did not name…
17 Jun 2022
FIFA President Gianni Infantino warned Canada, Mexico and the United States to prepare for a football "invasion" on Thursday as the host cities for the 2026 World Cup were revealed.
13 Jun 2022
Football's rules body on Monday said that five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top games and that a 3D offside detector is closer to being introduced for this year's World Cup. lots of market options are available FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change, which was started in 2020 because of the…
19 May 2022
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged football's governing body FIFA pay compensation equal to the total 2022 World Cup prize money for migrant workers "abused" in host nation Qatar.
31 Mar 2022
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday tried to distance himself from a highly controversial project to hold the World Cup every two years as he suggested the plan had never actually been proposed by world football's governing body.
31 Mar 2022
Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday he will stand for re-election for a third term as president of FIFA.
10 Feb 2022
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday this year's World Cup finals in Qatar will become a "benchmark" for holding future global sporting events during a health crisis.