Infantino’s FIFA tenure – the good, the bad and the ugly
THE INSIDER
Gianni Infantino, barring cataclysm (not to be ruled out these days), is expecting to be re-elected next year as president of FIFA for a further four years. The jury is out on the balance of his reign thus far.
The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was voted in six years ago to complete the last three years of Sepp Blatter’s fifth term, and then won the top job in world football in his own right in 2019.
Under the current rules – which he could always seek to rewrite – a president may serve “only” three full terms. This means that Infantino may seek a further re-election in 2027, preside over the 2030 World Cup and then retire to the luxury of five-star travel, accommodation and VIP seating for the rest
