The Latest Breaking News from Gianni Infantino

Pressure is building on FIFA president Gianni Infantino to act after France called for Russia to be thrown out of the 2022 World Cup ahead of qualifiers next month

Cancellation of events and exodus of ex-EU officials from Russian firms could wreck the country’s ‘soft power’ credentials

Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup have come under attack from International Olympic Committee members in Beijing

Caf cannot sit above the carnage and casually brush off responsibility nor become Gianni Infantino’s Fifa plaything

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that increased revenues from a biennial World Cup would create opportunities for Africans who otherwise could migrate and find "death in the sea" crossing the Mediterranean. The idea of a World Cup every two years has been gathering steam with Infantino trying to…

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino, during a speech to the Council of Europe on Wednesday, referenced reducing the risks taken by migrants crossing the Mediterranean as a reason why FIFA plans for a biennial World Cup should go ahead

Infantino’s comments came in an address to the Council of Europe.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has bizarrely claimed that modifications to football’s calendar will make African migrants less likely to embark upon dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings in search of a better life in Europe.