Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body on Thursday.
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Unopposed Gianni Infantino Set For Third Term As FIFA President
Gianni Infantino is set to be waved in for a third four-year term as FIFA president when world football's governing body holds its annual congress in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Thursday. Delegates from the 211 member federations will have a limited choice at the 73rd FIFA Congress, between re-electing the 52-year-old incumbent by acclamation or symbolically disapproving. Unexpectedly elected in February 2016 following the scandal that brought down Sepp Blatter, Infantino already stood unopposed for re-election in 2019 and is now poised to stay in charge of world football until at least 2027.
Former Fox Executive Guilty In FIFA Bribery Case
A former executive with 21st Century Fox and an Argentine sports marketing firm were found guilty in New York on Thursday of paying bribes to secure lucrative television rights to international football officials. The US Justice Department said in a statement that former Fox executive Hernan Lopez, 52, and Argentine firm Full Play were found guilty on all counts of involvement in schemes to bribe officials at FIFA, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF. Lopez's co-defendant, Carlos Martinez, was acquitted following the seven-week trial in federal court in Brooklyn.
Renowned sportscaster Robert Marawa joins Primedia 947 in 'historic' move
The listeners of Primedia's 947 will soon be able to hear the voice of sportscaster, media personality and author Robert Marawa.
Former FIFA head Blatter: Failed to protect soccer from interference
BERLIN : Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, said he had been unable to protect soccer from political and business interference in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit.
Qatar's moment of truth has come
The moment of truth for Qatar's ability to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict laws has come.
Unique, divisive & controversial - the World Cup has landed
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