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FIFA Faces New Attack Over Rights In World Cup Host Qatar

Lingering divisions over FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar overshadowed the annual congress of football's world governing body on Thursday, forcing its president Gianni Infantino to insist that the event had already brought change to the Arab state. Just 235 days from the start of the first World Cup in the Middle East, a rare female voice in international football stood up at the congress to state that awarding the event to Qatar 12 years ago had been "unacceptable" because of its human rights record.

Gianni Infantino seeks reelection as FIFA hammered by Norwegian FA chief

The head of Norway’s FA has launched an extraordinary attack on FIFA’s decision to award the World Cup to Qatar, in front of delegates at a congress being held in the Gulf country, as Gianni Infantino confirmed he would stand again as president. Lise Klaveness attacked Qatar’s human rights record and laws which criminalise same-sex relationships, but it did not go down well with everyone that was attending Ad/> Ahead of tomorrow’s draw for the tournament, Klaveness said: «We cannot ignore the calls for change. How FIFA runs the game has so much to say for how football is perceived — in every confederation and in every association.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino sends message to Vladimir Putin amid Russia ban

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to engage in dialogue and stop the war in Ukraine.

Gianni Infantino To Stand For Re-Election As FIFA President

Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday he will stand for re-election for a third term as president of FIFA. "I want to tell you that I will be standing for re-election next year," Infantino said at the congress of world football's governing body in Doha.

FIFA has not proposed a biennial World Cup – Gianni Infantino

The idea of a biennial World Cup was not a FIFA proposal, its president Gianni Infantino has said.

Infantino says FIFA never proposed a biennial World Cup

Gianni Infantino has stepped sharply back from hotly contested plans for a biennial World Cup, telling world football's leadership that FIFA had never proposed such an idea.

FIFA boss steps sharply back from contested biennial World Cup plan

DOHA : Gianni Infantino has stepped sharply back from hotly contested plans for a biennial World Cup, telling world soccer’s leadership that FIFA had never proposed such an idea.

FIFA heads for record seven billion dollar revenues

FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football. Infantino told the annual congress of the sport's world governing body that FIFA's finances were "great" and that it would beat its target of making $6.4 billion in the four years up to 2022 by $600 million.

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FIFA Faces New Attack Over Rights In World Cup Host Qatar

Gianni Infantino seeks reelection as FIFA hammered by Norwegian FA chief

FIFA president Gianni Infantino sends message to Vladimir Putin amid Russia ban

Gianni Infantino To Stand For Re-Election As FIFA President

FIFA has not proposed a biennial World Cup – Gianni Infantino

Infantino says FIFA never proposed a biennial World Cup

FIFA boss steps sharply back from contested biennial World Cup plan

FIFA heads for record seven billion dollar revenues