Infantino was born on March 23, 1970 in Brig in Switzerland and thus comes from the same canton (Valais) as its predecessor Sepp Blatter.
The Swiss himself has never played football at a professional level. He trained as a lawyer and joined in 2009 as a Secretary General of the European football association UEFA.
Infantino worked for years as deputy secretary general and head of the legal department at UEFA. He previously worked at the International Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Neuchâtel and was also advisor to the Primera Division and the football federations of Switzerland and Italy.
Blatter
The 45-year-old Infantino is the successor to his compatriot Blatter, which is less than eighteen years was the boss of world football. Two presidents gave more guidance to FIFA:. Frenchman Jules Rimet from 1921 to 1954, Brazilian João Havelange from 1974 to 1998.
The suspended Blatter was not welcome in the elections. He was represented by Issa Hayatou from Cameroon, which occurred in recent months as interim president
Presidents FIFA:. Robert Guérin (Fra) 1904 to 1906, Daniel Burley Woolfall (Eng ) 1906-1918, Jules Rimet (Fra) 1921 to 1954, Rodolphe Seeldrayers (Bel) 1954 to 1955, Arthur Drewry (Eng), 1955 to 1961, Sir Stanley Rous (Eng), 1961 to 1974, João Havelange (Bra) 1974-1998, Sepp Blatter (Swi) 1998-2016, Gianni Infantino (Swi) 2016 –
Plans
the appointment of Infantino president of FIFA increases the chances of Michael van Praag on a top job at UEFA. The Swiss namely resigns as Secretary-General of the European Football Association and will also not follow the suspended president Michel Platini.
The new job Infantino as leader of FIFA has more impact. The Swiss has promised to expand the World Cup from 32 to 40 participants. This will lead to the European clubs which are heated debate that their top players are already taxed enough.
Infantino has further promised that the national associations between 2018 and 2022 will each receive $ 5 million to develop football . FIFA, however, suffers huge losses due to the many corruption scandals.
Infantino also said to bring an African Secretary-General to FIFA. Who should be appointed in May at a conference in Mexico City
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