FIFA president Gianni Infantino defends 2026 World Cup ticket prices

Gianni Infantino has defended ticket prices at the 2026 World Cup, acknowledging that some seats are expensive but saying others are affordable.

Africa and Asia back Infantino for unique fourth term as FIFA president

African football has given its backing to Gianni Infantino to run again in 2027 as head of the global governing body.

Gianni Infantino affirms at the FIFA Congress that Iran will participate in the World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at Thursday’s FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations.

FIFA leader Infantino starts race for re-election in 2027 vote hosted by African ally Morocco

The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco. It'll be the soccer body’s second straight election meeting

Gianni Infantino to run for FIFA re-election with broad support from multiple confederations

Infantino became FIFA president in 2016 when he won a tightly-contested special election in the wake of a sweeping corruption scandal that ousted his predecessor, Sepp Blatter. He quickly increased financial distributions to all of FIFA’s 2011 member associations and consolidated the support of many.

FIFA Created a “Peace Prize” and Gave It to Trump… Now Critics and the White House Are Going Head-to-Head

Back in December 2025, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stood inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., looked Donald Trump dead in ... Read More

Soccer-'They Are Not Representing Iran': Protesters Urge FIFA to Ban Iran From World Cup

Iran's soccer team represents ⁠the ⁠Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), not the ⁠people of Iran, and FIFA should ban the team from participating in ​the upcoming World Cup, protesters gathered outside the FIFA Congress in Vancouver said on Thursday.