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16 Mar 2023

Gianni Infantino Re-Elected As FIFA President By Acclaim - Read His Statement

The Swiss lawyer was first elected in 2016 with FIFA in crisis after a sweeping United States federal investigation of corruption removed a swath of soccer officials in the Americas.

03 Jan 2023

Pele Funeral: Brazilians mourn football legend at the stadium where he started

Pelé’s coffin, draped in the flags of Brazil and the Santos FC football club, was placed on the midfield area of Vila Belmiro, the stadium outside Sao Paulo that was his home for most of his career.

17 Jun 2022

2026 World Cup: FIFA announce host cities in US, Mexico and Canada

The United States, which staged the tournament in 1994, will host games in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and New York/New Jersey.

FIFA World Cup 2022

15 Dec 2021

2022 World Cup: FIFA holds meeting with Qatar over human rights concerns

FIFA President Gianni Infantino help a virtual meeting with the tournament's organising body and political representatives across Europe to discuss concerns over human rights in Qatar.

26 Nov 2021

FIFA World Cup to be held every 2 years? HERE'S what FIFA President said

FIFA World Cup can be held every two years instead of four as the FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that he will continue to consult his opinion of making it happen in every two years.

23 May 2021

FIFA to consider possibility of hosting World Cup every 2 years, here’s why

The next edition of the FIFA World Cup will be played next year in Qatar while the women's tournament will go ahead in 2023 in Australia/New Zealand.

31 Jul 2020

Former FIFA chief Blatter calls for suspension of his successor Infantino

Blatter, who was FIFA president for 17 years, himself was suspended and later banned by FIFA`s ethics committee after he became the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland in 2015.

17 Apr 2020

Coronavirus pandemic: UEFA to meet on April 23 to discuss resumption

The European continental club competitions Champions League and Europa League have both been on indefinite suspensions due to the pandemic.

07 Aug 2019

Work closely with All India Football Federation: FIFA to I-League clubs

Earlier, six I-League clubs had written to FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino asking him to intervene and save Indian football.

FIFA Women's World Cup

01 Aug 2019

FIFA Women's World Cup to feature 32 teams from 2023

The FIFA Council unanimously agreed to a proposal to expand the number of teams taking part in World Cup from 24 to 32.

22 Jul 2019

FIFA's African football takeover plan set for court challenge

Infantino claimed last week that the unprecedented move to step in and administer African football would "significantly improve" the sport in the continent.

Gianni Infantino

18 Jul 2019

Infantino says African football will 'significantly improve' with FIFA help

Infantino also brushed aside suggestions that there was widespread opposition to the move which followed corruption allegations against CAF president Ahmad Ahmad.

10 Apr 2019

Working to see if we can get 48 teams in the 2022 World Cup: Gianni Infantino

Infantino, who is in Brazil for a meeting of the South American Football Confederation, told delegates he was working to ensure the increase for the Qatar tournament, which would mean a guaranteed two extra places for South American sides.

FIFA Club World Cup

06 Apr 2019

Revamped FIFA Club World Cup important for Asia: Infantino

Infantino`s desire to expand the tournament from seven teams to 24 when it is relaunched in 2021 has been opposed by the European Club Association (ECA), which has issued a boycott threat.

2022 FIFA World Cup

19 Mar 2019

48-team Qatar World Cup will be too long: Spanish legend Xavi Hernandez

Former Barcelona great Xavi, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, said 48 teams would not be the right option for 2022 tournament in Qatar.

16 Mar 2019

FIFA will go ahead with new 24-team Club World Cup: Gianni Infantino

Infantino, speaking at a news conference, said FIFA had made the decision at its council meeting on Friday.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

16 Mar 2019

India to host FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2020

This will be the second FIFA tournament India will be hosting, after the U-17 Men's World Cup in 2017.

2022 FIFA World Cup

07 Mar 2019

FIFA considering Oman, Kuwait as potential hosts for 2022 WC games: Reports

The World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams in 2026, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed bringing forward the enlarged format to 2022.

06 Feb 2019

FIFA, Qatar set up joint venture to deliver 2022 World Cup

FIFA, in a statement, said that it would hold a 51 percent share of the venture while the Qatar organising committee would hold 49 percent.

18 Jan 2019

Most football associations support 48-team World Cup in Qatar, says FIFA chief

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt launched a diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar in June 2017 that has complicated the prospect of sharing the tournament.

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