Ángel María Villar David Chung Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Preceded by
Issa Hayatou (acting) Sepp Blatter
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino
(1970-03-23) 23 March 1970 (age 54)[1] Brig, Switzerland
Nationality
Swiss, Italian
Spouse
Leena Al Ashqar
Children
4
Alma mater
University of Fribourg
Awards
Order of Friendship Star of Service
Signature
Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (Italian pronunciation:[dʒoˈvannivinˈtʃɛntsoˈdʒanniiɱfanˈtiːno]; born 23 March 1970) is an Italian-Swiss football administrator[2] and the president of FIFA since February 2016. He was re-elected in June 2019 and in March 2023.[3] In January 2020, he was also elected a member of the International Olympic Committee.[4]
As President of FIFA, he oversaw the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which he described as "the best World Cup ever" and for which he accepted Order of Friendship medal given to him by Vladimir Putin. He oversaw the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar during which time he defended or minimized controversies surrounding Qatar's human rights record, again describing it as "the best World Cup ever."[5] He played a key role in the selection of Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, as he advocated for a Saudi bid and restricted the hosting eligibility, which reduced the number of potential competing bids.[6]
^FIFA.com
^"Gianni Infantino". UEFA.com. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^"Who We Are – News – Gianni Infantino is re-elected as FIFA President until 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^"IOC Session elects three new Members – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^"FIFA president Infantino hails Qatar 2022 as 'the greatest World Cup ever' | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^Panja, Tariq (15 November 2023). "Inside Man: How FIFA Guided the World Cup to Saudi Arabia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
scandal and acts of violence and corruption mainly in Greek football. GianniInfantino, as UEFA's general secretary, led the negotiations with the Greek government...
during their term in office. The current president is Swiss-Italian GianniInfantino, elected on 26 February 2016 during an extraordinary session of the...
continental club competitions. As early as late 2016, FIFA president GianniInfantino suggested expanding the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019...
17, 2019, before the world cup took place. Incumbent FIFA President GianniInfantino has defended the hosting of the tournament in Qatar. Others have suggested...
then-UEFA president Michel Platini, and also in 2016 by FIFA president GianniInfantino. Opponents of the proposal argued that the number of games played was...
Infantino (born 1991), Italian sprinter Carmine Infantino (1925–2013), American comic book artist GianniInfantino (born 1970), Swiss-Italian football administrator...
Platini. In early 2017, reports became public about FIFA president GianniInfantino attempting to prevent the re-elections of both chairmen of the ethics...
bidders. According to reporting by The New York Times, FIFA president GianniInfantino played a key role in the selection of Saudi Arabia as host. The bidding...
participate, they don't improve." In October 2016, FIFA president GianniInfantino stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026. On 10 January 2017...
passage of a major statutory reforms proposal as well as the election of GianniInfantino to replace Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA. Amid a major corruption...
2022, during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, incumbent FIFA President GianniInfantino announced his candidacy for a third term. After the deadline on 18...
Football (CAF) since 2023. It was announced on 28 November 2019 by GianniInfantino, president of FIFA. It was initially launched as the Africa Super League...
written for top media houses. She has interviewed FIFA President, GianniInfantino as well as the former World Player of the Year and former Liberia President...
being touted as a favourite, he was defeated by UEFA general secretary GianniInfantino. This was attributed in part to his alleged involvement in the brutal...
after extra time for their first title. In late 2016, FIFA President GianniInfantino suggested an expansion of the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning...
an extraordinary FIFA Congress was held in late February, electing GianniInfantino as the 9th president of FIFA. Blatter was born in Visp in the Swiss...
Emmanuel Macron. Various members of the FIFA Council and FIFA president GianniInfantino were also in attendance. Argentine head of state Alberto Fernández...
confederations more opportunities to play against each other. FIFA President GianniInfantino confirmed the competition on 16 March 2023, following his re-election...
few pundits claimed it was slave labour. In May 2017, FIFA president GianniInfantino admitted there had been human rights abuses of North Korean workers...
COVID-19. Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa, President FIFA GianniInfantino, President Financial Stability Board Klaas Knot, Chair International...
charge of FIFA, as the acting president, until 26 February 2016 when GianniInfantino was elected to the position. On 16 March 2017, he was defeated by Malagasy...
two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers. In March 2012, GianniInfantino, the UEFA general secretary at the time, stated that UEFA would review...
time to express their support to Palmer, including FIFA president GianniInfantino. Coventry and Wednesday met again just two weeks later on 6 February...
Global Information
Order of Friendship
Star of Service