The 73rd FIFA Congress will take place on Thursday, March 16 (from 08:00 CET) in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. An important item on the agenda when the 211 member associations meet is the election of the FIFA president, with Gianni Infantino standing unopposed for re-election. Bernd Neuendorf, president of …
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FIFA welcomes the decision of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), which has closed the investigation against FIFA President Gianni Infantino related to a private jet being chartered to fly from Suriname to Switzerland in 2017. It has been confirmed that the travel arrangements, made by the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened the proceedings at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 by leading a tribute to one of the greatest players the game has ever seen – the peerless Pelé. Speaking ahead of the ceremony in Paris, and in the company of Pelé’s widow Marcia Aoki, Mr …
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Gianni Infantino has congratulated Victor Montagliani on being re-elected as President on CONCACAF and praised him for turning CONCACAF into a confederation that focuses on football. The FIFA President attended the 38th CONCACAF Congress in Antigua, Guatemala, where Mr Montagliani was re-elected unopposed for a further four-year term in the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in attendance as Thailand retained the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, at Vietnam’s expense, by winning the second leg of the final 1-0 at Thammasat Stadium, after the first leg had ended in a 2-2 draw in Hanoi three days earlier. The 3-2 aggregate result …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino was present as the seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) got under way with a spectacular opening ceremony and a victory for the hosts at the brand-new Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Algeria. Earlier in the week President Infantino had been present at the …
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On behalf of FIFA and the global football community, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his condolences following the passing of FIFA Council member and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) vice-president Saoud Al Mohannadi. “Saoud Al Mohannadi truly loved football and dedicated a great deal of his life to the beautiful …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino paid his final respects to Pelé when he attended a memorial for the legendary Brazilian at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of Santos FC. The FIFA President was accompanied by Ednaldo Rodrigues, President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), and Alejandro Domínguez, President of CONMEBOL and …
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For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pelé. “O Rei” was unique in so many ways. He was the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times and his skill and imagination were incomparable. …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that football is becoming truly global and emphasised how fans from all over the world enjoyed the 2022 FIFA World Cup peacefully together in Qatar. Describing the tournament as the best FIFA World Cup ever, Gianni Infantino congratulated winners Argentina, runners-up France, third-placed Croatia …
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