FIFA re-elects Gianni Infantino as president until 2027 with applause

Infantino reviewed the achievements of the past four years, such as the 2014 celebrations, before being re-elected to the post he held for seven years. “The best World Cups in history for both men and women”, 5,000 million spectators worldwide and 3,000 million fans in all stadiums in Qatar 2022 and 1.2 billion viewers 2019 in France.

“Stadiums were excellent in Qatar, infrastructure was excellent, zero incidents. One might say it was because people didn’t drink alcohol, unknown but it was. very peaceful tournament “We take our responsibility for human rights issues and the legacy we leave in Qatar,” he said.

He also referred to the body’s response capacity in the face of the health crisis caused by the epidemic, the realization of a $1,500 million support plan to assist non-professional football, and increased revenue. 7.5 billion dollars, over budget.

“I promised that we would achieve greater stability and transparency in FIFA by regaining the trust of sponsors and broadcasters, and we did. Books were around a billion when I arrived, and they’re almost at 4,000 nowThat’s why we have more funds to invest in,” he said.

The increase in the amount of development programs, so that each federation receives seven times more. -About $8 million from 2023 to 2026- and the restitution of 200,000 million “stolen” by the United States Department of Justice corruption cases were other economic aspects that the president emphasized.

“Funds don’t just disappear, every dollar invested independent auditThat’s why they trust us, and that’s something we’re proud of,” he said, listing his commitments for this new mission.

Among them, he highlighted his estimate of $11,000 million in revenue, not including those from the new and expanded Club World Cup; celebration of the next world cups, Australian and New Zealand women This year with 32 selections; With 48 teams “they are the best in history” and the new Club World Cup every 4 years from 2025 with 32 of the best teams from around the world.

“We need more competition for this sport to thrive worldwide. Women’s Club World Cup, every year there will also be a small tournament where the champions of each confederation will participate, and we talked about holding a ‘world series’ for national teams in the years after the world cup. There isn’t enough quality football in most parts of the world.”

Infantino referred to the international match calendar at this point, “the most important tool for international matches and coordination between clubs”, in your view “Yesterday we reached a unanimous agreement that will allow us to work by 2030 and be more inclusive, we must protect the health of football players and so we formed a working group to analyze how to do it.”

“It is an incredible honor to be president of FIFA. It is a great responsibility, I am very impressed with your support, I promise to continue to serve football and to put FIFA at the service of football. We promised to work.” To protect associations and fans, honestly, because We must never forget that football unites joy, peace and the whole world.He assured Congress that he had unanimously approved the points of the agency’s annual report.

The tenure that Gianni Infantino begins today is his second, because he was made to complete what he started the first election. Joseph Blatter In June 2015, when that term expires, he will be able to elect another by 2031, as regulations limit the presidential term to 12 years.

The FIFA Congress elected the Swiss leader (Brig, 1970) for the first time in elections held after 2016, after he became UEFA General Secretary on February 26, 2016. corruption scandal Joseph Blatter’s 18-year term has ended.

He then defeated the sheikh of Bahrain by 115 votes to 88 in the second ballot. Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa. Jordanian excluded in first consultation Ali Bin Al Hussein and the French Jerome Champagne. On June 5, 2019, Infantino was re-elected as the only candidate, with applause as he is today.