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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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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.
More on Wikipedia ↗Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega has announced his candidacy for next year's FIFA presidential election.The 55-year-old is the first person to confirm a challenge against incumbent Gianni ...
Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega intends to challenge Infantino for the Fifa presidency
BERLIN: Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega says he will challenge Gianni Infantino for the Fifa presidency, reported PA Media/dpa.Vega, 55, who featured for S