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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88" title="جياني إنفانتينو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جياني إنفانتينو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canni_%C4%B0nfantino" title="Canni İnfantino – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Canni İnfantino" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B" title="জান্নি ইনফান্তিনো – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জান্নি ইনফান্তিনো" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%86%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Джані Інфанціна – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Джані Інфанціна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B9_%CE%99%CE%BD%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF" title="Τζάνι Ινφαντίνο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζάνι Ινφαντίνο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88" title="جیانی اینفانتینو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جیانی اینفانتینو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%94%EB%8B%88_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8C%90%ED%8B%B0%EB%85%B8" title="잔니 인판티노 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="잔니 인판티노" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D4%BB%D5%B6%D6%86%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B8" title="Ջաննի Ինֆանտինո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջաննի Ինֆանտինո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95" title="ג'אני אינפנטינו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'אני אינפנטינו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D" title="ჯანი ინფანტინო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯანი ინფანტინო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Джанни Инфантино – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Джанни Инфантино" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Infantino" title="Ioannes Infantino – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ioannes Infantino" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEanni_Infant%C4%ABno" title="Džanni Infantīno – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Džanni Infantīno" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%87%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8B" title="ജിയാനി ഇൻഫന്റിനോ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ജിയാനി ഇൻഫന്റിനോ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D" title="ჯანი ინფანტინო – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ჯანი ინფანტინო" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88" title="جيانى انفانتينو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جيانى انفانتينو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Инфантино, Джанни – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Инфантино, Джанни" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantinu" title="Gianni Infantinu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Gianni Infantinu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%A2%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92_%E0%B6%89%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%86%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%9D" title="ජියානි ඉන්ෆන්ටිනෝ – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ජියානි ඉන්ෆන්ටිනෝ" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple 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href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Gianni Infantino" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canni_%C4%B0nfantino" title="Canni İnfantino – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Canni İnfantino" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%99" title="จันนี อินฟันตีโน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จันนี อินฟันตีโน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" 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title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />26 February 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Vice President</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mar%C3%ADa_Villar" title="Ángel María Villar">Ángel María Villar</a><br /><a href="/wiki/David_Chung_(football_executive)" title="David Chung (football executive)">David Chung</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Ibrahim_Al_Khalifa" title="Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa">Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Issa_Hayatou" title="Issa Hayatou">Issa Hayatou</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1970-03-23</span>) </span>23 March 1970<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Brig-Glis" title="Brig-Glis">Brig</a>, Valais, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Swiss, Italian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Leena Al Ashqar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Fribourg" title="University of Fribourg">University of Fribourg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orden_of_Friendship.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Orden_of_Friendship.png/25px-Orden_of_Friendship.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Orden_of_Friendship.png/38px-Orden_of_Friendship.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Orden_of_Friendship.png/50px-Orden_of_Friendship.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Friendship" title="Order of Friendship">Order of Friendship</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg/25px-Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg/38px-Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg/50px-Bintang_Jasa_Pratama_rib.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="142" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Indonesia#Bintang_Jasa_(Star_of_Service)" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia">Star of Service</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gianni Infantino's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg/128px-Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg/192px-Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg/256px-Gianni_Infantino_autograph.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Italian pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="it-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian" title="Help:IPA/Italian">[dʒoˈvanni<span class="wrap"> </span>vinˈtʃɛntso<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈdʒanni<span class="wrap"> </span>iɱfanˈtiːno]</a></span>; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Administrator_(business)" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrator (business)">administrator</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the president of <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> since February 2016. He was re-elected in June 2019 and in March 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2020, he was also elected a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As President of FIFA, he oversaw the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a> in Russia, which he described as "the best World Cup ever" and for which he accepted <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Friendship" title="Order of Friendship">Order of Friendship</a> medal given to him by <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>. He oversaw the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a> in Qatar during which time he defended or minimized controversies surrounding Qatar's human rights record, again describing it as "the best World Cup ever."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played a key role in the selection of <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> as host of the <a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">2034 FIFA World Cup</a>, as he advocated for a Saudi bid and restricted the hosting eligibility, which reduced the number of potential competing bids.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under his leadership, FIFA began engraving Infantino's name on the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a> trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Infantino was born on 23 March 1970<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Brig-Glis" title="Brig-Glis">Brig</a>, Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-fifapresprofile_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fifapresprofile-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a son of Italian immigrant parents from <a href="/wiki/Calabria" title="Calabria">Calabria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lombardy" title="Lombardy">Lombardy</a> in Switzerland and has the citizenship of both countries.<sup id="cite_ref-sportmediaset_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportmediaset-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He studied law at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Fribourg" title="University of Fribourg">University of Fribourg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He speaks <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> as his <a href="/wiki/First_language" title="First language">first languages</a>, and also speaks <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fifapresprofile_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fifapresprofile-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Infantino worked as the Secretary General of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel" title="University of Neuchâtel">University of Neuchâtel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (December 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UEFA">UEFA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Infantino started working with <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a> in August 2000 and was appointed as the Director of UEFA's Legal Affairs and Club Licensing Division in January 2004. He became Deputy General Secretary of UEFA in 2007 and Secretary General of UEFA in October 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time there, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play and improved commercial support to smaller national associations.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He oversaw the expansion of <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016" title="UEFA Euro 2016">UEFA Euro 2016</a> to 24 teams<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played a role in the conception of the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Nations_League" title="UEFA Nations League">UEFA Nations League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020" title="UEFA Euro 2020">UEFA Euro 2020</a>, which was intended to take place in 13 European nations before the number was reduced to 11.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Greek_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek government">Greek government</a> decided to introduce a new sports law in response to the recent <a href="/wiki/2015_Greek_football_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Greek football scandal">scandal</a> and acts of violence and corruption mainly in <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Greece" title="Football in Greece">Greek football</a>. Gianni Infantino, as <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>'s general secretary, led the negotiations with the Greek government and supported the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Football_Federation" title="Hellenic Football Federation">Hellenic Football Federation</a>'s warning to Greece that it faced suspension from international football for government interference.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FIFA">FIFA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: FIFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Vladimir_Putin_%282018-06-13%29_06.jpg/330px-Vladimir_Putin_%282018-06-13%29_06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Vladimir_Putin_%282018-06-13%29_06.jpg/440px-Vladimir_Putin_%282018-06-13%29_06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1880" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>Infantino with Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> at the <a href="/wiki/68th_FIFA_Congress" title="68th FIFA Congress">68th FIFA Congress</a>, 13 June 2018</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_(2018-06-14)_29.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg/220px-2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg/330px-2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg/440px-2018_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony_%282018-06-14%29_29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1880" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>Infantino with <a href="/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Varela" title="Juan Carlos Varela">Juan Carlos Varela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_bin_Salman" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammad bin Salman">Mohammad bin Salman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> in Russia, 14 June 2018</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_(48708002696)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-President_Trump_Departs_for_North_Carolina_%2848708002696%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1326" data-file-height="1093" /></a><figcaption>Infantino with US President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>Infantino was a member of FIFA's Reform Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 October 2015, he received the backing of the UEFA Executive Committee to stand for the position of president in the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress. On the same day, he confirmed his candidacy and submitted the required declarations of support.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He promised to expand the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> to forty teams.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 February 2016, he was elected FIFA President for a period of three years.<sup id="cite_ref-FIFA_president_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FIFA_president-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino, who holds dual Swiss and Italian citizenship through his parents, became the first Italian to hold the Presidency of FIFA. </p><p>In 2017, Infantino criticized the United States <a href="/wiki/Trump_travel_ban" title="Trump travel ban">travel ban</a> on several <a href="/wiki/Muslim_world" title="Muslim world">Muslim</a>-majority nations. He said "When it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. That is obvious."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018_FIFA_World_Cup_in_Russia">2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019 Infantino accepted the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Friendship" title="Order of Friendship">Order of Friendship</a> medal given to him by <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He described the 2018 World Cup as the "best World Cup ever."<sup id="cite_ref-:8_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Panama_Papers">Panama Papers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Panama Papers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Infantino was implicated in the FIFA corruption scandal in documents released in the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Panama_Papers" title="Panama Papers">Panama Papers</a>. They show that UEFA undertook deals with indicted figures where previously they had denied any relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino has stated he is "dismayed" at the reports and that he has never personally dealt with the parties involved.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Women's_rights"><span id="Women.27s_rights"></span>Women's rights</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Women's rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, after the <a href="/wiki/1979_Islamic_revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Islamic revolution">1979 Islamic revolution</a>, women had been banned from stadiums when men's teams are playing.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino repeatedly warned Iranian football federation and <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Islamic Republic of Iran</a> authorities about Iranian women's rights.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 September 2019, <a href="/wiki/Sahar_Khodayari" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahar Khodayari">Sahar Khodayari</a> self-immolated after being arrested for trying to enter a stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><p>Our position is clear and firm. Women have to be allowed into football stadiums in Iran. Now is the moment to change things.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>Infantino, September 2019</small></p></blockquote> <p>Following that incident, FIFA assured Iranian women that they would be able to attend stadiums starting from October 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 October 2019, more than 3,500 women attended the <a href="/wiki/Azadi_Stadium" title="Azadi Stadium">Azadi Stadium</a> for a World Cup qualifier against <a href="/wiki/Cambodia_national_football_team" title="Cambodia national football team">Cambodia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022_FIFA_World_Cup_in_Qatar">2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the holding of the World Cup in Qatar, the issue of migrant workers' rights attracted attention. Qatar has been accused of unpaid wages, imposing excessive working hours, illegal recruitment, and the deaths of workers who helped build Qatar stadiums.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When questioned about abuses suffered by migrant workers involved in preparations for the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, Infantino said that migrant workers were given work and pay and were proud to contribute to constructing the stadiums.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament has been condemned by human rights group Amnesty International, who have alleged that workers were subject to forced labor.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 November 2022, with the World Cup soon to begin, he declared that he felt <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gay" title="Gay">gay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disability" title="Disability">disabled</a> and like a <a href="/wiki/Migrant_worker" title="Migrant worker">migrant worker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino also charged Western countries with "hypocrisy" for criticizing Qatar on moral grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an hour-long monologue, he told reporters: "What we Europeans have been doing for the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino also used the speech to accuse Western companies operating in Qatar of hypocrisy for profiting from doing business in the country without discussing the rights of migrant workers with Qatari authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian national football team">Norwegian national team</a> coach <a href="/wiki/St%C3%A5le_Solbakken" title="Ståle Solbakken">Ståle Solbakken</a> responded to Infantino's outburst by saying that Infantino is not fit to teach anyone about morals and ethics, and that Infantino is neither a great sports leader nor a great historian.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2034_FIFA_World_Cup_in_Saudi_Arabia">2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 31 October 2023, Infantino announced that Saudi Arabia would host the <a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">2034 FIFA World Cup</a>. FIFA restricted the hosting eligibility to Asia or Oceania after it made the decision to host the <a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2030 FIFA World Cup">2030 FIFA World Cup</a> on three continents (Africa, Europe and South America) alongside the restriction of North America following the <a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a>. This paved the way for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup by substantially reducing opportunities for competing host bids.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Infantino has a documented relationship with the Saudi regime.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has frequently promoted Saudi sporting events on social media and has frequently been photographed alongside Saudi ruler <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman" title="Mohammed bin Salman">Mohammed bin Salman</a>. He engaged in private diplomacy on Saudi Arabia's behalf, as he explored whether Greece and Egypt would be willing to partner with Saudi Arabia to host the 2030 World Cup. When Spain, Portugal and Morocco announced that they would bid together for the 2030 World Cup, it was considered unlikely that the bid could be beaten. For this reason, Saudi Arabia backed out of bidding for 2030. </p><p>In October 2023, FIFA announced that the first three games of the 2030 FIFA World Cup would be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, with the rest to be played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ruled out European, African and South American nations from bidding to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, allowing only Asian or Oceanian bids. FIFA also unexpectedly sped up the bidding process for the World Cup, giving only 25 days for interested nations to express their intent to host. Within minutes, Saudi Arabia announced a bid, and within hours, the head of the Asian Football Confederation supported the Saudi bid.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino had also urged the AFC to fully support and unite around the Saudi bid, discouraging other AFC members from submitting their own bids.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="FIFA_Club_World_Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: FIFA Club World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2024, FIFA decided, with Infantino's approval, that Infantino's name would be engraved on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup trophy. The trophy also included the following passage, "We are witness to a new age. The golden era of club football: the era of the FIFA Club World Cup. The pinnacle of all club competitions. Inspired by the FIFA president Gianni Infantino."<sup id="cite_ref-:9_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="FIFA_ethics_investigations">FIFA ethics investigations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: FIFA ethics investigations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2016, Infantino was interviewed by the investigatory chamber of the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Ethics_Committee" title="FIFA Ethics Committee">FIFA Ethics Committee</a> on suspicion of breaches of the FIFA code of ethics.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The investigation was focused on three issues: "several flights taken by Mr Infantino during the first months of his presidency, human resources matters related to hiring processes in the president's office, and Mr Infantino's refusal to sign the contract specifying his employment relationship with FIFA".<sup id="cite_ref-:4_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although a document was leaked describing illegitimate spending of funds by FIFA<sup id="cite_ref-:3_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the body's expenses and governance were not investigated.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The document alleged that Infantino had billed FIFA for personal expenses, including £8,795 for <a href="/wiki/Mattress" title="Mattress">mattresses</a> at his home, £6,829 for a stepper exercise machine, £1,086 for a <a href="/wiki/Tuxedo" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuxedo">tuxedo</a>, £677 on flowers and £132 on personal laundry. In addition, Infantino demanded that FIFA hire an external driver for his family and advisors while he was away.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Infantino accepted special treatment by the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts (<a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> respectively) the potential for a <a href="/wiki/Conflict_of_interest" title="Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a> was raised. The hosts had organized private jets for Infantino and his staff related to visits in Russia and Qatar.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The investigatory chamber was of the opinion that no violation had occurred. In addition, the chamber found that "human resources matters, as well as Mr. Infantino's conduct with regard to his contract with FIFA, if at all, constituted internal compliance issues rather than an ethical matter."<sup id="cite_ref-:4_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the investigatory chamber discharged Infantino, criticism of his conduct continued. <a href="/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge" title="Karl-Heinz Rummenigge">Karl-Heinz Rummenigge</a>, chairman of <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">FC Bayern Munich</a>, criticized Infantino for not fulfilling his promises regarding transparency, democracy and governance. "So far this has not succeeded in my eyes," he complained.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020 further allegations arose when Infantino was accused of having a secret meeting with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Lauber&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Lauber (page does not exist)">Michael Lauber</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lauber" class="extiw" title="de:Michael Lauber">de</a>]</span>, the Attorney General of Switzerland. Lauber offered to resign after a court ruled that he had covered up the meeting and lied to supervisors during an investigation by his office into <a href="/wiki/Corruption" title="Corruption">corruption</a> surrounding FIFA. Infantino defended himself, claiming, "to meet with the attorney general of Switzerland is perfectly legitimate and it's perfectly legal. It's no violation of anything."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gianni_Infantino&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Infantino is married to Lebanese Leena Al Ashqar; the couple have four children.<sup id="cite_ref-fifapresprofile_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fifapresprofile-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since October 2021, he also spends time in <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a>, Qatar, where he rents a house, and two of his children attend school.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some, including former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, have speculated on Infantino's intention to move the FIFA headquarters away from Zurich.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Infantino assured that his official residency remains in <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">Canton Zurich</a>, and explained that organizing the World Cup in Qatar necessitated his presence there.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2022, it was reported that he moved his official residency to <a href="/wiki/Zug" title="Zug">Zug</a>, Switzerland in June 2022, which was confirmed by FIFA.<sup id="cite_ref-47" 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title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Men's tournaments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup" title="FIFA U-20 World Cup">FIFA U-20 World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup" title="FIFA U-17 World Cup">FIFA U-17 World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a></li> <li><a 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Nations Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_FIFA" title="List of presidents of FIFA"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Presidents</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gu%C3%A9rin" title="Robert Guérin">Robert Guérin</a> (1904–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Burley_Woolfall" title="Daniel Burley Woolfall">Daniel Burley Woolfall</a> (1906–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jules_Rimet" title="Jules Rimet">Jules Rimet</a> (1921–1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodolphe_Seeldrayers" title="Rodolphe Seeldrayers">Rodolphe Seeldrayers</a> (1954–1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Drewry" title="Arthur Drewry">Arthur Drewry</a> (1955–1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernst_Thommen" title="Ernst Thommen">Ernst Thommen</a> (1961–1961, acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Rous" title="Stanley Rous">Stanley Rous</a> (1961–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Havelange" title="João Havelange">João Havelange</a> (1974–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> (1998–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Issa_Hayatou" title="Issa Hayatou">Issa Hayatou</a> (2015–2016, acting)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gianni Infantino</a> (2016–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_FIFA#List_of_secretaries_general_of_FIFA" title="History of FIFA"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Secretaries General</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Muhlinghaus" title="Louis Muhlinghaus">Louis Muhlinghaus</a> (1904–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelis_August_Wilhelm_Hirschman" title="Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman">Wilhelm Hirschman</a> (1906–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivo_Schricker" title="Ivo Schricker">Ivo Schricker</a> (1932–1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Gassmann" title="Kurt Gassmann">Kurt Gassmann</a> (1951–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helmut_K%C3%A4ser" title="Helmut Käser">Helmut Käser</a> (1961–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> (1981–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Zen-Ruffinen" title="Michel Zen-Ruffinen">Michel Zen-Ruffinen</a> (1998–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urs_Linsi" title="Urs Linsi">Urs Linsi</a> (2002–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke" title="Jérôme Valcke">Jérôme Valcke</a> (2007–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markus_Kattner" title="Markus Kattner">Markus Kattner</a> (2015–2016, acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatma_Samoura" title="Fatma Samoura">Fatma Samoura</a> (2016–2023)</li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Female_Player_of_the_Century" title="FIFA Female Player of the Century">FIFA Female Player of the Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA FIFPRO World 11">FIFA FIFPRO World 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Order_of_Merit" title="FIFA Order of Merit">FIFA Order of Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Player_of_the_Century" title="FIFA Player of the Century">FIFA Player of the Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Presidential_Award" title="FIFA Presidential Award">FIFA Presidential Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Pusk%C3%A1s_Award" title="FIFA Puskás Award">FIFA Puskás Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_awards" title="FIFA Women's World Cup awards">FIFA Women's World Cup awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Coach_of_the_Year" title="FIFA World Coach of the Year">FIFA World Coach of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Dream_Team" title="FIFA World Cup 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Ranking system (2006–2018)">2006–2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Ranking" title="FIFA Women's World Ranking">FIFA Women's World Ranking</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Congresses</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/51st_FIFA_Congress" title="51st FIFA Congress">51st (Paris 1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_FIFA_Congress" title="53rd FIFA Congress">53rd (Seoul 2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_FIFA_Congress" title="61st FIFA Congress">61st (Zürich 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_FIFA_Congress" title="65th FIFA Congress">65th (Zürich 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_FIFA_Extraordinary_Congress" title="2016 FIFA Extraordinary 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