Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italianfootball administrator and the current president of FIFA. Infantino oversaw the expansion of UEFA Euro 2016 to 24 teams and was involved in the creation of the UEFA Nations League and UEFA Euro 2020, which were held in 13 (now 11) European nations at the time.
Where does Gianni Infantino live?
Gianni Infantino resides in Doha.
Infantino was a member of FIFA’s Reform Committee. On October 26, 2015, he received approval from the UEFA Executive Committee to run for president at the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress.
Infantino confirmed his candidacy and submitted the necessary declarations of support on the same day. Infantino promised that the FIFA World Cup would be expanded to forty teams.
Infantino was elected FIFA President during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in February 2016.Infantino was named in the 2016 Panama Papers as a suspect in the FIFA corruption scandal.
They show that UEFA made deals with indicted figures after previously denying any relationship. Infantino has stated he is “dismayed” at the reports and that he has never personally dealt with the parties involved. In June 2019, Infantino was re-elected as FIFA President.
