Results for “Gianni Infantino” (3)

Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Uncategorized

4 weeks ago

Infantino set for another term as FIFA president

Gianni Infantino will seek re-election as FIFA president next March, despite criticism surrounding his abandoned plan to attract private investment into the World Cup. FIFA confirmed that the 56-year-old Swiss intends to run for a fourth and final term, which would keep him in office until 2031. Infantino faced criticism after unveiling the FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative in July. He declined to discuss his future while attending the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Poland. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Sports

3 years ago

FIFA president announces Club World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe’s biggest clubs. Infantino said the new-look tournament would be even bigger than first planned. “We had agreed a few years ago to have a new 24-team men’s Club World Cup,” the FIFA president said at the World Cup in Doha. “It should have taken place in 2021 but was postponed because of Covid. The new competition will take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams, making it really… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Sports

3 years ago

Amnesty pleads with FIFA to compensate migrant workers

Amnesty International has made an urgent plea for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a compensation package for the migrant workers who built the tournament’s gleaming stadiums. Amnesty and 24 other groups including Human Rights Watch wrote to Infantino in May urging him to establish a remediation program for “abuses” suffered by workers. Read More…

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