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WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in New York.
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WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in New York.
IFA President, Gianni Infantino (right), and Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Luis Rubiales "spoiled" the Spanish team's celebrations at the Women's World Cup by kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Friday that women should "pick the right fights" to "convince us men what we have to do" to bring equality to football. Infantino was speaking in Sydney ahead of the Women's World Cup final on Sunday between Spain and England. "I say to all the women -- and you know I have four daughters, so I have a few at home -- that you have the power to change," he told FIFA's Women's Football Convention, to tepid applause. "Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights.
Former Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg led the backlash against Gianni Infantino on Friday after the FIFA president said women need to «pick the right battles» and «convince men» to enforce change.
This handout photo taken and released by FIFA on August 11, 2023 shows FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) speaking with match officials (L-R) Francesca Di Monte, Stephanie Frappart and Elodie Coppola following the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup quarter-final football match between Spain and the Netherlands at Wellington Stadium. (Photo by Harold Cunningham / FIFA / AFP) /
SYDNEY : FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer's global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition.
SYDNEY, Australia — FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at critics and took a victory lap at the FIFA Women's Football convention on Friday, saying that expanding Women's World Cup has turned out to be a success and «FIFA was right» to do so.