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    Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vinˈtʃɛntso ˈdʒanni iɱfanˈtiːno]; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian football administrator...
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  • bidders. According to reporting by The New York Times, FIFA president Gianni Infantino played a key role in bending FIFA's rules and facilitating the selection...
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    during their term in office. The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino, elected on 26 February 2016 during an extraordinary session of the...
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  • Infantino (born 1991), Italian sprinter Carmine Infantino (1925–2013), American comic book artist Gianni Infantino (born 1970), Swiss-Italian football administrator...
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    Platini. In early 2017, reports became public about FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempting to prevent the re-elections of both chairmen of the ethics...
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  • then-UEFA president Michel Platini, and also in 2016 by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Opponents of the proposal argued that the number of games played was...
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  • passage of a major statutory reforms proposal as well as the election of Gianni Infantino to replace Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA. Amid a major corruption...
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  • 2022, during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a third term. After the deadline on 18...
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  • 17, 2019, before the world cup took place. Incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the hosting of the tournament in Qatar. Others have suggested...
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    (OFC) bid as other possible options. In March 2017, FIFA's president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) had been excluded from...
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  • continental club competitions. As early as late 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested expanding the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019...
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  • of African Football (CAF). It was announced on 28 November 2019 by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA and it was initially launched as the Africa Super...
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    participate, they don't improve." In October 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026. On 10 January 2017...
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  • President. The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in Zürich elected Gianni Infantino as the new president on 26 February 2016. Only five elections have...
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    being touted as a favourite, he was defeated by UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino. This was attributed in part to his alleged involvement in the brutal...
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    an extraordinary FIFA Congress was held in late February, electing Gianni Infantino as the 9th president of FIFA. Blatter was born in Visp in the Swiss...
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    promoter Gleb Ivashentsov (2003) Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA. Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International...
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  • reducing potential hosting bids. On 31 October 2023, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 World Cup, making it...
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    written for top media houses. She has interviewed FIFA President, Gianni Infantino as well as the former World Player of the Year and former Liberia President...
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  • after extra time for their first title. In late 2016, FIFA President Gianni Infantino suggested an expansion of the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning...
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  • (1974–1998) Sepp Blatter (1998–2015) Issa Hayatou (2015–2016, acting) Gianni Infantino (2016–present) Secretaries General Louis Muhlinghaus (1904–1906) Wilhelm...
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  • during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a second term. After the deadline on 5...
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    took charge of FIFA as acting president until 26 February 2016, when Gianni Infantino was elected to the position. Hayatou died at the American Hospital...
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  • confederations more opportunities to play against each other. FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the competition on 16 March 2023, following his re-election...
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  • confronting renewed criticisms that LGBT+ fans felt unsafe, FIFA president Gianni Infantino continued to defend that "everyone who comes to Qatar is welcome, whatever...
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    fact the annual ceremony was held in Zürich – and new FIFA president Gianni Infantino wanted to move the next one to London.[citation needed] The trophy...
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  • two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers. In March 2012, Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary at the time, stated that UEFA would review...
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  • Group H Group I Group J Group K Group L Knockout stage Final People Gianni Infantino Squads Officials Media related to 2026 FIFA World Cup at Wikimedia...
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    loss of Pelé; the greatest footballer of all time. —FIFA President, Gianni Infantino Tributes were paid by current players, including Neymar, Cristiano...
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  • Emmanuel Macron. Various members of the FIFA Council and FIFA president Gianni Infantino were also in attendance. Argentine head of state Alberto Fernández...
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