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Swiss football administrator (born 1970)
Giovanni Vincenzo "Gianni" Infantino is a Swiss football administrator who has served as the president of FIFA since 2016. He was previously Secretary General of UEFA from 2009 to 2016, where he formalised the body's financial regulations and oversaw tournament expansion, such as the UEFA Nations League. He has been an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 2020.
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Rui Pedro Gonçalves Pinto is a Portuguese hacker, activist, whistleblower, creator of the Football Leaks website, and responsible for the Malta Files and Luanda Leaks revelations.
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International governing body of association football
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations.
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The man behind the Football Leaks revelations has launched a blistering attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, claiming the Swiss official has no place in the sport’s future. Rui Pinto, whose leaked documents sparked the long-running Premier League investigation into Manchester City, alleges that Infantino…
The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of the game".
Football Leaks founder Rui Pinto said Gianni Infantino should have no role in football's future, repeating allegations concerning Manchester City and PSG cases.