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SINGAPORE: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday (Sep 15) paid tribute to the late Football Association of Singapore president (FAS) Lim Kia Tong, saying that both the sport's governing body and the world of football have lost "a great friend".
As we approach 100 days to go until the kick-off of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, Euronews looks at the massive commercial benefits of the world’s biggest companies converging on Qatar. From Stadia to Software - we assess how the World Cup is driving advances in infrastructure, technology and sustainability.
Newly-elected AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran on Sunday met Qatar Football Association chief Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani and General Secretary Mansoor Al-Ansari here.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has discussed infrastructure, grassroots, men's and women's football development in India with the newly-elected AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, the world football governing body said. Infantino held a meeting to personally congratulate Chaubey upon his recent election as president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Gianni Infantino on Friday. Chaubey, a former goalkeeper who has represented both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in his playing days, was accompanied by the national federation's new secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran. "AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran called upon FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino at the FIFA Office in Doha, Qatar on Friday, Sept 9, 2022.
Praful Patel, whose third term in office ended in December 2020, stayed in office citing a pending Supreme Court case. The case that was pending since 2017, allowed him to extend his term while refusing to hold elections till the issue of a new constitution was settled by the top court. Patel violated all principles of good governance for multiple years.
It all started to go from bad to worse as controversial former AIFF president Praful Patel, whose third term in office ended in December 2020, stayed in office citing a pending Supreme Court case. The case that was pending since 2017, allowed him to extend his term while refusing to hold elections till the issue of a new constitution was settled by the top court. Patel violated all principles of good governance for multiple years.
FIFA and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event. Football's ruling body and the wealthy Gulf state both promised action to help fans, sponsors and broadcasters hit by the change, announced late Thursday, but did not give details. The sudden move to bring forward Qatar's match against Ecuador by 24 hours -- to make it the gala opening match -- has only added to the public relations concerns as the conservative host country counters criticism of its rights record and fan worries about what to expect when they arrive.