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# Gianni Infantino

This month
September 2023
# Under fire
Rubiales promises to 'prove the truth' as sports court probes kiss
A top criminal court has also opened a preliminary probe into the incident.
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Last month
August 2023
# column
Gavin Cooney: World Cup leaves inspiring legacy but football remains a man’s game
Just 12 of Fifa’s 211 member associations are led by women – major change won’t happen without more women in charge.
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Aug 24th 2023, 6:00 AM
This year
2023
# Gianni Infantino
Fifa threatens European TV blackout of Women's World Cup - but RTÉ won't be affected
The Fifa president said broadcasters had offered ’100 times less’ to screen the Women’s World Cup compared to the men’s tournament.
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May 2nd 2023, 12:45 PM
# FIFA
Hopes for Women’s World Cup prize money to match men’s by 2027, Saudi sponsorship plans dropped
Vera Pauw’s Ireland will feature at this summer’s tournament.
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Mar 16th 2023, 7:00 PM
# Staying Put
Gianni Infantino re-elected Fifa president until 2027
The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer stood unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body.
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Mar 16th 2023, 9:51 AM
# unopposed
Gianni Infantino set to be re-elected Fifa president without formal vote
Infantino will be re-elected by acclimation as he is the only candidate.
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Mar 15th 2023, 3:18 PM
# Investigation
Fifa chief Infantino quizzed by Swiss prosecutors
The boss of world football has been facing proceedings since July 2020.
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Jan 11th 2023, 10:54 PM
# Criticism
Fifa boss Infantino under fire for behaviour at Pele's wake
The organisation’s president took a selfie with some of the late star’s old teammates on Monday right beside the open coffin.
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Jan 4th 2023, 8:10 PM
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2022
# future plans
Fifa readies 48-team World Cup
For the first time, football’s greatest tournament will be held across three host nations — the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Dec 19th 2022, 3:10 PM
# Political Football
Fifa announce expanded 32-team Club World Cup from 2025
New-look club competition to take place every four years, while Fifa also plan new ‘World Series’ international friendly tournament.
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Dec 16th 2022, 2:10 PM
Preview: A World Cup in Qatar is not an aberration - It is football's logical end
The Qatar World Cup distills the essence of what the sport has become.
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Nov 20th 2022, 7:00 AM
# Press Conference
Fifa President Gianni Infantino accuses World Cup critics of 'hypocrisy'
The Swiss also expressed support for the LGBTQ community and migrant workers, and said that World Cup fans ‘can survive’ without beer.
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Nov 19th 2022, 9:30 AM
# the fifa family
Fifa President Infantino to stand unopposed for third term
Infantino is just the third president of the organisation since 1974.
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Nov 17th 2022, 3:52 PM
# Claim
Broadcasters offer '100 times less' for Women's World Cup
The competition in July-August will have 32 teams for the first time.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 1:01 PM
# Backlash
Fury at Fifa chief Infantino's kickabout in Indonesia
The initial tweet by the PSSI, whose posts rarely get replies in more than double figures, was deluged with more than 4,000 replies.
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Oct 19th 2022, 2:18 PM
# Laws of the Game
Permanent change to five substitutes approved, automatic offside detector edges closer
The news was announced following the International Football Associations Board’s annual meeting in Doha.
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Jun 13th 2022, 12:32 PM
# Human Rights
Norwegian football president makes powerful speech criticising Qatar World Cup
Speaking at the Fifa Congress in Doha, Lise Klaveness said the 2022 finals were awarded ‘in unacceptable ways, with unacceptable consequences’.
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Mar 31st 2022, 2:31 PM
# Money Talks
Talking point: Football's gestures of support to Ukraine undermined by its rotten industry
The Wembley arch will reportedly be lit to support Ukraine, ahead of a match featuring a club owned and bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.
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Feb 25th 2022, 4:11 PM
# not on
'Unacceptable' - Fifa president Infantino comes under fire for remark on African migrants
Infantino controversially referenced migrants risking drowning in the Mediterranean during a speech.
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Jan 26th 2022, 4:24 PM
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# Global Football
Fifa president thinks there is already majority support for biennial World Cup
Gianni Infantino: ‘If I was going to a vote tomorrow probably the majority would vote in favour of World Cups every two years.’
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Dec 20th 2021, 11:02 PM
# Case closed
Fifa ethics committee drops violation case against president
It was determined that there was insufficient evidence to warrant further pursuing the case.
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Aug 19th 2020, 6:14 PM
# FIFA
Criminal proceedings brought against Fifa president Infantino
Swiss federal prosecutor Stefan Keller says there are ‘indications of criminal conduct’.
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Jul 30th 2020, 2:47 PM
# Changes
China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021, featuring 8 European teams
The revamped Fifa Club World Cup will include 24 teams, taking place every four years and replacing the Confederations Cup.
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Oct 24th 2019, 9:26 AM
# Kick it out
Fifa president calls for stronger fight against racism as Southgate hails his side's reaction to abuse in Bulgaria
‘Join us and think together of new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football,’ Gianna Infantino said.
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Oct 16th 2019, 8:39 AM
# crossing borders
Points shared in landmark World Cup qualifier between North and South Korea
Gianni Infantino looked on but there were no fans in attendance as North Korea and South Korea drew 0-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
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Oct 15th 2019, 1:51 PM
# Global Game
Fifa confirm Women's World Cup expansion to 32 teams from 2023
The Fifa Council this evening unanimously voted in favour of adding an additional eight teams.
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Jul 31st 2019, 7:30 PM
# demand
USA star Rapinoe tells Fifa president she wants action on equal pay
Gianni Infantino congratulated the player, and she had a message for him.
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Jul 7th 2019, 9:54 PM
# growing the game
Fifa president Infantino seeking to expand women's World Cup
He has also promised to double the tournament’s prize money.
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Jul 5th 2019, 3:55 PM
# staying on
'This organisation went from being toxic, almost criminal, to being what it should be' - 4 more years for Infantino
The 49-year-old stood unopposed for re-election.
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Jun 5th 2019, 11:30 AM
# animosity
'I want to sue him' - Sepp Blatter hits out at Infantino and Fifa
The current president is running unopposed in his bid for a second term as the head of world football’s governing body
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May 29th 2019, 7:09 PM
# squabbling
Blatter lashes out at Fifa president Infantino as 48-team World Cup plans are scrapped
Ambitions to expand the Qatar 2022 competition were binned last night.
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May 23rd 2019, 6:06 PM
# Claim
Spain legend Xavi says 48-team World Cup in Qatar 'will not be good'
‘It’s good for football to have 32. That’s more than enough,’ he added.
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Mar 19th 2019, 10:23 PM
# Qatar
Fifa exploring possibility of 48-team 2022 World Cup - Infantino
The tournament takes place in Qatar in three years.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 7:01 PM
# bold claim
Fifa president Infantino predicts best ever World Cup in Qatar
FIFA’s decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup has been heavily criticised.
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Nov 21st 2018, 10:55 PM
# Threat
Players in breakaway European Super League could be banned from World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has warned teams of the consequences of stepping away from the organisation.
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Nov 7th 2018, 7:50 PM
# Expansion
We could see an extra 16 teams at the next World Cup
Accommodating more sides would vastly complicate Qatar’s task in preparing for the competition.
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Oct 31st 2018, 7:38 PM
# growing the game
Fifa seek to double number of women footballers by 2026
Fifa is aiming for 60 million women footballers worldwide, while professionalising clubs and national leagues.
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Oct 11th 2018, 1:17 PM
# Political Football
Trump gives media red card after meeting Fifa boss Infantino
The head of football’s governing body met the US president on Tuesday to discuss the 2026 World Cup.
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Aug 29th 2018, 8:18 AM
# Thai cave rescue
Fifa president Infantino invites trapped Thai soccer team to World Cup final
Gianni Infantino is hopeful the children and their coach can be rescued and taken to the showpiece event.
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Jul 6th 2018, 4:41 PM
# red card
'He said in football there were 2 types of people - those who pay bribes and those who accept them'
Buzzfeed investigative reporter Ken Bensinger chats about his acclaimed new book on the Fifa corruption scandal.
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Jun 24th 2018, 5:07 PM
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