US EditionInfantino to seek fourth term as FIFA president
CAF and AFC backed Infantino as FIFA said its member associations will vote on a fourth term next year.
- On Thursday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver that he will seek a fourth term in 2027, extending his leadership through 2031.
- Pledges from the Confederation of African Football and the Asian Football Confederation significantly bolstered his bid, as these blocs control 101 of FIFA's 211 total votes.
- Record revenues of $13.1 billion from the World Cup accompany Infantino's tenure, while FIFA clarified his first partial term from 2016 to 2019 does not count toward the 12-year statutory limit.
- Despite consolidated support, the Congress faced tensions as the Palestine Football Association and Israel rejected a handshake, while critics raised concerns regarding governance and Infantino's political ties.
- FIFA will stage the election on March 18, 2027, in Rabat, Morocco, where if re-elected, Infantino will reach his 12-year term limit by 2031 and become ineligible for future runs.
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Gianni Infantino has made a fortune in the past ten years as FIFA boss.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is running for re-election. He confirmed this himself during the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada. “I want to confirm to you that I will be a candidate in the election for FIFA President next year,” he said on stage.
Gianni Infantino has been president of the FIFA World Football Association for 10 years. Now he announces a new candidacy.
56-year-old Italo-Switzerland took advantage of the Fifa Congress in Vancouver on Thursday to "confirm" that he would be a candidate for re-electionFifa President Gianni Infantino, who has been leading global football for ten years, announced on Thursday in Vancouver that he would be a candidate for re-election in 2027.Elected in 2016, re-elected in 2019 and then in 2023, 56-year-old Italo-Switzerland took advantage of the Fifa Congress to "conf…
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avisendanmark.dkGianni Infantino has the support of football federations in South America, Africa and Asia for a new presidential term.
Gianni Infantino can hardly miss out on a fourth term as FIFA president, now that he is already assured of support from three major continents.
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