Gianni Infantino
Swiss football administrator (born 1970)
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- Giovanni " Gianni " Vincenzo Infantino (born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator and the president of FIFA since 2016.
- Following his initial election to the FIFA presidency on 26 February 2016, he was re-elected on 5 June 2019 and again on 16 March 2023.
- As president of FIFA, he oversaw the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, for which he accepted the Order of Friendship medal given to him by Vladimir Putin.
- 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.
- Early life and education Infantino was born on 23 March 1970 in Brig, Switzerland.
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WikipediaGiovanni "Gianni" Vincenzo Infantino (born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator and the president of FIFA since 2016. He has also been an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 2020.
Following his initial election to the FIFA presidency on 26 February 2016, he was re-elected on 5 June 2019 and again on 16 March 2023. His election to IOC membership took place on 10 January 2020.
As president of FIFA, he oversaw the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, for which he accepted the 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 minimised controversies surrounding Qatar's human rights record. 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. Infantino is overseeing the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, during which he is defending the pricing out of fans out of the World Cup by stating FIFA was investing the extra revenue generated into "growth".
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