Gianni Infantino

Fifteen minutes to midnight on Saturday, the Al Bidda fan park was buzzing with a melange of humanity here to celebrate football. And beer, the brew that has been a source of discontent, was flowing.So much so that one set of washrooms was…

AL KHOR (Qatar): The World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday with the Muslim nation, which faced a barrage of criticism over its treatment of foreign workers, LGBT rights and social restrictions, staking its reputation on delivering a…

Gianni Infantino used his position as FIFA president to counterattack those critical of Qatar by calling them hypocrites and, at one point, racists. For what they have done over the past 3,000 years, the western world should be apologising…

DOHA: Is football – fandom, emotion, hope, disappointment, glory, and identity – the preserve of a select few, and only they get to decide who can partake in this global communion because they run the show, decide the TV times? Football's…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino downplayed Qatar's last minute ban on the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums as nothing more than a brief inconvenience to spectators.“If this is the biggest problem we have, I’ll sign that (agreement),”…

With Qatar receiving constant criticism for hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022, FIFA president Gianni Infantino addressed the media with a bizarre press conference. The host nation has been embroiled in countless controversies, which also…

The FIFA President stated that the world football body tried until the end to see if it was possible to allow beer in the stadiums for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.UPDATED: Nov 19, 2022 16:36 ISTA man drinking beer during 2018 FIFA World…

By Associated Press DOHA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino targeted European critics of World Cup host Qatar on Saturday and suggested a moral double standard in his home continent. Infantino listed Europe's problems…

DOHA: In a reversal, World Cup organiserswill announce on Friday that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at Qatar's stadiums, a source with knowledge of the decision told Reuters. The expected announcement comes two days before…

By PTI ZURICH: FIFA president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in charge of soccer's governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him. FIFA said on Thursday the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was…