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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 ...
(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]
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 .
FIFA President Gianni Infantino' speaks during the draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The FIFA president said his organization is "anxiously awaiting" more evidence before asking its ethics committee to examine allegations made in Britain's Parliament in early May 2011. Hayatou, who is from Cameroon, leads the Confederation of African Football and is a FIFA vice-president.
Dominguez has a strong connection to football administration via his father Mr. Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, a former president of a Paraguayan team, Club Olimpia. [6] His leadership in the football world began in 1997 as a member of the Board of Directors, and later the presidency of the Olimpia Centennial Commission between 2001 and 2002. [7]
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 ...
João Havelange elected to a third term as FIFA president. 44th 1984 Zürich 112 45th 1986 Mexico City 111 João Havelange elected to a fourth term as FIFA president. 46th 1988 Zürich 111 United States selected as the host of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. 47th 1990 Rome 130 João Havelange elected to a fifth term as FIFA president. 48th 1992 ...