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Gianni Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino re-elected by acclaim (WOKV)

Infantino had no opponent in the election and won by acclaim instead of a formal vote by the FIFA Congress in Kiagli, Rwanda. The 211 member federations saw ...

“Of course, I was pretty depressed, about to give up,” he said, recalling a visit he made to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. “We are a football organization. “But we have responsibility as well. The fallout also removed veteran FIFA president Sepp Blatter from office within months of being re-elected. “They would love for this story to keep on going. It has conservatively forecast record revenue of at least $11 billion through the 2026 World Cup in North America.

Re-elected FIFA President Gianni Infantino Presses for Equal Pay at ... (The New York Times)

Gianni Infantino, a contentious figure in the soccer world, had no rivals for the position and was crowned for another four years by acclamation.

That could be achieved, Infantino said, if broadcasters dipped into their pockets to buy women’s soccer rights, saying FIFA received less than 100 times the amount it did for the men’s World Cup even though the appeal of women’s tournaments had grown exponentially in recent years. As well as the prize money boost, players at the 32-team World Cup this year will be afforded exactly the same conditions as male players received in Qatar, which include a room for each player and allowing each delegation to travel with as many as 50 members. [highlighted the deaths and mistreatment of workers](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/sports/soccer/qatar-human-rights-world-cup.html) hired for the grand construction projects that were built for the tournament, including several stadiums. Infantino was unmoved, describing the tournament as [the “best ever.”](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2022/12/16/infantino-qatar-2022-best-world-cup-ever) [relationships with politicians](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/10/sports/gianni-infantino-fifa.html) — including the likes of Donald J. The increase, Infantino said, was 10 times more than when the tournament was played in 2015 and three times more than the previous edition in 2019. In his opening remarks on Thursday, Infantino recalled how he had traveled to Rwanda to lobby African officials during his first campaign to become FIFA president eight years ago. In Kigali, he found an ally in Kagame, who used his speech to back Infantino, making similar references to “constant hypocritical criticism.” He later denied making the comparison, suggesting later his words had been misinterpreted. “Instead of asking why is it being held there, first ask, ‘Why not?’” Kagame said. “Those who love me, I know there are so many, and those who hate me, I know there are a few,” he said. Upon re-election, Infantino announced that FIFA would increase the prize money for this year’s Women’s World Cup to $110 million and provide millions more to participating teams in preparation funds, vowing to equalize prize money with the men’s event by the time the next tournaments are played.

Infantino reelected as FIFA president until 2027 (ESPN)

Gianni Infantino stood unopposed, making his reelection as head of football's governing body FIFA a formality on Thursday.

We will look at it with all stakeholders and see what we can do." "We must improve our regulations and the FIFA statutes. "I promise to continue serving FIFA and football around the world.

New Coronation, Same Old FIFA President: Gianni Infantino Is High ... (Forbes)

The soccer boss won a new four-year term by acclamation at the FIFA Congress in Kigali.

He incensed some members of the audience after he drew a direct comparison between the Rwandan genocide and his presidential victory in 2016, a comparison he then slyly denied he had made. Infantino enjoyed - or endured - global headlines following his freakish, raging-against-the-world speech on the eve of the last years’ World Cup. A FIFA Congress is just that - a spectacle where everyone rallies behind the leader in an endless tit-for-tat. Infantino was just being, well, himself - a soccer official, proffering his expansionist vision of and future for the game. This was unvarnished Gianni Infantino, strolling alongside Paul Kagame on the stage, playing a legends game and taking in all the well wishes with an air of invincibility. They all had their reason to back and vote for Gianni Infantino, the supreme leader of the global game.

Infantino re-elected FIFA president, telling critics 'I love you all' (Reuters)

Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising record revenues in the next four-year cycle of ...

We have re-invested that in football." "When I hear there is too much football, yes, maybe in some places, but not everywhere. "I promise to continue serving FIFA and football around the world. "We must improve our regulations and the FIFA statutes. "That is why the institutions have regained their trust in FIFA. We will look at it with all stakeholders and see what we can do."

Gianni Infantino says his 2016 FIFA presidential win was inspired by ... (CNN)

Re-elected unopposed for a second term ending in 2027 at FIFA's 73rd Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday, the organization's president Gianni Infantino ...

Today I feel disabled. Today I feel gay. Today I feel African. Today I feel Arab. And then leadership is also about acting, and I am certainly there to act. “Today I feel Qatari.

Women's prize money at World Cup 10 times what it was in 2015 ... (Reuters)

Prize money for the 2023 Women's World Cup will be $150 million, 10 times what it was in 2015 and three times the amount of 2019, FIFA president Gianni ...

While FIFA intends to develop a dedicated marketing concept for the women's game, parity will largely come down to broadcasters and sponsors. "Unfortunately this is not the case with everyone across the industry. "This will be a reality already for the Cup in 2023, same conditions as for the World Cup '22 will be for the players and coaching staff in the Women's World Cup in '23."

Women's World Cup prize money increases but FIFA's Gianni ... (The Athletic)

The total prize money for the Women's World Cup this summer will be five times as big as the pot at the tournament's last edition in 2019, FIFA president ...

[When The Athletic broke the news of this lucrative deal](https://theathletic.com/4137964/2023/01/30/visit-saudi-world-cup-sponsor/), it provoked a fierce reaction from the two host nations, who said they had not been consulted, and players from around the world, who noted that women are still treated as second-class citizens in Saudi Arabia and homosexuality is illegal in the kingdom. [Saudi Arabia](https://theathletic.com/football/team/saudi-arabia/) when [Australia](https://theathletic.com/football/team/australia/)’s trade with the Gulf state “doesn’t appear to be a problem”. [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/), with a further $210m distributed in compensation to the club sides that employed the players in Qatar.

Women's World Cup prize money increased to US$152m as Fifa ... (SportsPro Media)

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said he wants equal prize money for the men's and women's World Cups in 2026 and 2027 but called on broadcasters to pay ...

“Fifa is a global organisation. “So there was a storm in a teacup. This doesn’t seem to be an issue. “This is the objective that we set to ourselves. Well offer us 20 times less, offer us 50 times less, but not 100 times less. “You pay us 100 times less, (but) your viewing figures are similar.

Infantino announces big increase in Women's World Cup prize money (Yahoo Sports)

Prize money at the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be triple that at the last edition in 2019, FIFA president Gianni Infantino ...

Re-elected Infantino, Kagame, and a day of mistaken interpretations ... (The Athletic)

Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed on a day of varying interpretations, few facts and a speech from Paul Kagame.

The revenue estimate for the 2023-26 cycle is $11billion, and that does not include the “couple billion” Infantino expects to make from his new 32-team Club World Cup in 2025. He picked up where Infantino had left off in Doha by telling the audience to “leave bad politics out of sport”. By bad politics, he meant the “constant, hypocritical criticism” of Qatar’s failure to properly count how many migrant workers had died building Again, this felt like an interesting interpretation of his tirade against western colonialism, particularly as he spent several minutes in Doha telling us how hypocritical we all were for not admitting the huge — but patchy, disputed and possibly temporary — strides forward made by Qatar in relation to migrant workers. When asked to clarify what he said in the post-congress media conference, Infantino angrily rejected the idea he would ever make a comparison between an appalling historic event and a chapter in his own life. This “assessment” will be delivered by FIFA’s sub-committee for human rights and social responsibility. Infantino opened the congress by telling an anecdote about his first visit to Rwanda in early 2016. By this stage, however, nobody was quite sure where they stood or what was going on. To others, it was just “Of course today, especially.” So, his third term is actually his second, A ringing endorsement, then, except a few stood up but did not clap.

FOUR MORE YEARS: Infantino re-elected FIFA president - Front ... (frontrowsoccer.com)

Gianni Infantino was re-elected unopposed as FIFA president for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday. “Being FIFA ...

The date of the next Congress was May 17, 2024, the venue of which is yet to be confirmed. For the first time in its history, an elective FIFA Congress took place in Africa. The proceedings were opened by His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda.

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