Tag: Gianni Infantino

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Football as social tool makes full scale Caribbean landing with Caricom agreement

  

  Caribbean nations grouped under Caricom and international football's governing body FIFA Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaborative work towards the development of the sport in the region, it was announced.

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Infantino: “Diego deserves our eternal gratitude for having amazed us with his incredible talent”

  

  Football is in mourning after one of the sport’s most prodigious talents, Diego Maradona, passed away at the age of 60 in his native Buenos Aires.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 10:59 UTC

  Infantino preparing FIFA for the new normality

  

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for discussions over proposals to introduce salary and transfer fee caps to football in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. World football's governing body intends to finalize plans in the coming weeks for a financial relief package following the economic damage caused to the sport by the global health crisis.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  FIFA names ex president Macri chairman of FIFA Foundation; barrage of criticisms from Argentina

  

  Former Argentine president Mauricio Macri has been appointed executive chairman of the FIFA Foundation, the organization founded by world football's governing body in 2018 to promote social change. But his nomination was received with a raft of criticisms by Argentine clubs and associations.

• Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  WHO and FIFA agree to promote healthy life-styles through football globally

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed on Friday a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters.
“WHO is excited to be working with FIFA. Half the world watched the 2018 World Cup. This means there’s huge potential for us to team up to reach billions of people with information to help them live longer healthier lives,” said Dr Tedros.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams

  

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino was dealt a blow on Wednesday when world football's governing body shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams.