FIFA to reexamine four-team groups for 2026 World Cup FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that the World Cup will extend to 48 teams in 2026 but revealed that the original plan of having 16 … Soccer • 16 Dec 22
Infantino a no-show for meeting with European clubs Gianni Infantino failed to turn up to a meeting in Doha on Friday between Europe's top clubs and FIFA as a key new agreement went … Soccer • 09 Dec 22
Infantino lauds World Cup including 'sold out' games The group stage at the World Cup in Qatar has been hailed as the "best ever" by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Soccer • 07 Dec 22
FIFA's Infantino hits out at European critics of Qatar FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out at criticism of Qatar from Europe on the eve of the World Cup. World Cup 2022 • 19 Nov 22
FIFA pleads with WC nations to 'focus on football' FIFA have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological … Soccer • 04 Nov 22
World Cup poised to begin one day earlier than planned The World Cup in Qatar will kick off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and … Soccer • 10 Aug 22
Qatar migrant workers get pride from work - Infantino FIFA President Gianni Infantino said migrant workers gain pride from hard work when he was asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums … Soccer • 03 May 22
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 … Soccer • 31 Mar 22
IOC members slam plans for biennial World Cup Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have vented their frustration over plans for a biennial World Cup instead of the current four-year cycle, saying … Soccer • 03 Feb 22
Biennial World Cup 'gives hope to Africans' - Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino controversially suggested on Wednesday that changes to football's calendar might make Africans less likely to migrate to Europe and risk death … Soccer • 27 Jan 22
Ceferin: Biennial World Cup 'simply a bad idea' UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated his opposition to FIFA's plans to stage a biennial World Cup, saying the women's tournament or the Olympics would … Soccer • 30 Dec 21
FIFA boss believes majority support biennial World Cup FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes a majority of countries would be in favour of biennial World Cups if he called a snap vote. Soccer • 20 Dec 21
Infantino insists he is neutral on biennial World Cup FIFA president Gianni Infantino says all sides must be "ready to compromise" in the heated debate over football's calendar and biennial World Cups. Soccer • 20 Oct 21
FIFA plan global summit to agree new calendar FIFA president Gianni Infantino said a global summit would take place on 20 December with the aim of "presenting an agreed proposal" on football's new … Soccer • 20 Oct 21
FIFA to discuss biennial World Cup at summit next week FIFA will hold an online summit with football associations from all over the world next week to discuss its plans for the men's and women's … Soccer • 20 Sep 21
FIFA chief says Brazil game abandonment was 'crazy' FIFA is investigating the abandonment of the Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events "crazy". Soccer • 07 Sep 21
FIFA's Infantino asks Premier League to release players The English Premier League and Spanish La Liga should release players for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers next month to "preserve and protect sporting integrity", … Soccer • 25 Aug 21
Infantino backed Super League plan, claims La Liga boss FIFA president Gianni Infantino supported the European Super League project because the clubs had given him guarantees they would play in a new-look Club World … Soccer • 27 May 21
FIFA launch anti match-fixing initiative FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes the newly launched Global Integrity Programme will play an important role in the ongoing fight against match-fixing. Soccer • 16 Mar 21
FIFA approves maternity leave for women players Professional women footballers are to be guaranteed maternity leave under new rules approved by FIFA, the global soccer body's president Gianni Infantino said. Soccer • 04 Dec 20
FIFA president not interested in European Super League FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he is not interested in a European Super League amid reports that some elite clubs were in talks to set … Soccer • 22 Oct 20
Infantino: 'The money doesn't disappear anymore' FIFA has been able to support the game through the coronavirus crisis because "the money doesn't disappear anymore", Gianni Infantino has said, but the organisation's … Soccer • 18 Sep 20
Infantino cleared of breaching FIFA's code of ethics FIFA's ethics committee has cleared president Gianni Infantino of breaching the governing body's regulations after a preliminary investigation. Soccer • 19 Aug 20
Infantino admits investigation has caused 'damage' FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told national association bosses he hopes "the facts emerge" around who made the anonymous complaints which have led to the … Soccer • 07 Aug 20
FIFA blasts Infantino's 'absurd' criminal proceedings FIFA's deputy general secretary is "100% confident" the organisation's president Gianni Infantino will face no criminal charge, far less be convicted, as a result of … Soccer • 03 Aug 20
