The 69th FIFA Congress convened today, June 5 in Paris and by acclamation re-elected Gianni Infantino as the President of FIFA until 2023. The ninth president in the history of the organisation was first elected at an Extraordinary Congress in February 2016 and now starts his first full four-year term …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino congratulated Chennai City FC for winning their maiden I-League title, in a letter addressed to the All India Football Federation. “I was delighted to hear that Chennai City FC have been crowned 2018/19 I-League Champions. It gives me great pleasure to congratulate them for their first …
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino for presenting him with a football jersey. Watch the short TOI video!
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Football was presented today to the world’s most powerful leaders as a force for good that has the potential to help them address some of the challenges faced in modern society. During a speech at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, FIFA President Gianni Infantino highlighted that “there are at …
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As soon as referee Nestor Pitana blows the final whistle and the trophy is lifted by Croatia’s Luka Modric or France’s Hugo Lloris, the fireworks lighting up the Luzhniki Stadium will announce an epic end to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, as well as the beginning of a …
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The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has reported that the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received a FAN ID of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The official ceremony took place in the FAN ID Distribution Center in the Sochi Olympic Park. During the …
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FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino has congratulated Minerva Punjab FC, the recently crowned I-League 2017-18 champions. In a letter to Praful Patel, President, All India Football Federation, Infantino mentioned: “It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest congratulations to Minerva Punjab FC for their first ever title, becoming the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on the progress of Asian football and the Continent’s contribution to the world game. Attending the AFC Executive Committee meeting in Bangkok, the FIFA President said, “I feel it is …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his “deepest condolences,” on the death of former AIFF President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi who passed away on November 20 after a prolonged illness. In a letter to AIFF President Praful Patel, Infantino wrote: “On behalf of FIFA and the worldwide family of football, I wish …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino lavished huge praise for India for successfully hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India and expressed that “FIFA delegations has returned to Zurich with a host of unforgettable memories and having made many warm-hearted new friendships during our stay’ in India. In the letter of gratitude …
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