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Puerto Rican sprinter
Ramón Luis Vega Zayas was a Puerto Rican sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Infantino is an Italian surname of Sicilian origin. Notable people with the surname include:Antonio Infantino, Italian sprinter Carmine Infantino (1925–2013), American comic book artist Gianni Infantino, Swiss-Italian football administrator, president of FIFA from 2016 Gino Infantino, Argentine football player Lorenzo Infantino (1948–2025), Italian philosopher and economist Luigi Infantino (1921–1991), Italian operatic tenor Rafael Infantino, Colombian cyclist
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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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Former Tottenham Hotspur and Switzerland defender Ramon Vega has officially announced his intention to challenge current president Gianni Infantino in the upcoming FIFA presidential elections. Vega is the very first candidate to publicly declare a run against Infantino, capitalising on growing dissatisfaction among…
Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega says he intends to run in next year's Fifa presidential election - becoming the first person to confirm they want to challenge Gianni Infantino.
23 sources compared: Western Mainstream (13), West Asian (2), Local Western (2). Ramon Vega, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Switzerland defender, announced Wednesday that he intends to challenge FIFA...