Infantino officially re-elected FIFA president
Arrived at the head of Fifa in 2016 after the departure of Sepp Blatter, Gianni Infantino has since strengthened his power within the body.
Without any opponent against him, the Swiss leader is officially re-elected as president of Fifa for a second term covering the period 2023-2027. No need for a vote, Gianni Infantino was elected by acclamation.
Infantino: ‘Football is joy, happiness, passion, love and peace’
“My continued commitment to you (the leaders). I would like to remind you that football is joy, happiness, passion, love and peace,” concluded Gianni Infantino at the end of his inaugural address.
In a few moments, the Swiss leader will be re-elected as FIFA president.
Infantino expects record FIFA revenue
“We will go from 7 billion dollars in revenue during the previous cycle to 11 billion dollars for the next exercise”, promised Gianni Infantino again to the leaders gathered at the Fifa Congress in Rwanda.
Infantino announces a U17 World Cup every year
“We are going to make changes for young people. The U17 World Cup, for boys and girls, will be played every year instead of every two years. There will also be more teams involved.”
Infantino hopes for an intercontinental tournament between selections
Infantino’s promises for his next term
“There is a lot to do and we are here to organize competitions and develop football. For competitions we are going to organize the biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup ever in 2023. We will go from 24 to 32 teams. We will also organize the biggest men’s World Cup in 2026 by increasing to 48 teams. It will be for many countries their first World Cup and we must be inclusive. We have also decided to create a new Club World Cup which will be will play every four years with the 32 best teams in the world who will play at one place to decide who will be the best club in the world. We will do something similar to organize a women’s competition too.”
Infantino speaks out on a change to the offside rule
Gianni Infantino also recalled the work carried out by Fifa in terms of regulating transfers or modifying international calendars. The body boss went on to talk about future changes to the rules of football.
“We must continue to evolve the laws of the game with the IFAB. We have implemented VAR in almost a hundred countries. We will introduce a VAR system with four cameras for less wealthy countries and even a system with a only camera so member associations can use VAR.We are also testing a new offside rule that is more favorable to attackers but we are still in the testing phase.We want to make football more attractive for fans and viewers. “
Infantino recalls his record at the head of Fifa
Invited to speak to open this 73rd FIFA Congress, Gianni Infantino wanted to recall his excellent record. After having organized “the most beautiful” World Cup in Qatar, a competition without any incident according to the Swiss leader, he insisted on his excellent financial record.
After regaining the confidence of world sporting and political leaders, Gianni Infantino increased FIFA’s reserves from $1 billion to $4 billion.
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The 73rd FIFA Congress is taking place this Thursday in Kigali, Rwanda. The only candidate for his own succession, Gianni Infantino will be re-elected president of the International Federation for four years until 2027.