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(Named Honorary FIFA President over a month after leaving office) 12 years, 222 days England: 7: João Havelange [note 5] (1916–2016) 8 May 1974 8 June 1998 (Named Honorary FIFA President on the day he left office, resigned on 30 April 2013) 24 years, 31 days Brazil: 8: Sepp Blatter (born 1936) 8 June 1998 8 October 2015 (impeached) [note 6]
As President of FIFA, he oversaw the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which he described as "the best World Cup ever" and for which he accepted Order of Friendship medal given to him by Vladimir Putin. He oversaw the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar during which time he defended or minimized controversies surrounding Qatar's human rights record ...
Congress elects the President of FIFA, its general secretary, and the other members of the FIFA Council in the year following the FIFA World Cup. [ 32 ] FIFA Council – formerly called the FIFA Executive Committee and chaired by the president – is the organization's main decision-making body in the intervals of Congress.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino' speaks during the draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Miami. ... Saudi Arabia worked in 2022, ... This year, FIFA ...
On 31 March 2022, during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a third term. [2] After the deadline on 18 November 2022, he was the only candidate, thus he won the election by acclamation .
An AI-generated candidate has launched a hypothetical campaign to become president of Fifa in a bid to show that football could be run differently. “Hope Sogni” — created by the sports ...
22 May 2022 N/A Francisco González Metilli: Rosario Central – Central Córdoba: 2022 Argentine Primera División: 1 August 2022 Amandine Henry: Barcelona – Lyon: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League: 21 May 2022 Théo Hernandez: Milan – Atalanta: 2021–22 Serie A: 15 May 2022 Alou Kuol: Iraq – Australia: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 4 ...
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1995 [104] ESM Team of the Year: 1995–96 [105] Onze d'Argent: 1996 [100] FIFA Fair Play Award: 1996 [106] FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award: 1996 [104] Planète Foot's 50 Best Players of all Time: 1996 [107] IFFHS African Player of the Century: 1999 [57] World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of ...