Infantino Courts Federations at UN as FIFA Re-Election Race Stays Empty
The short version
- Gianni Infantino is seeking re-election as FIFA president next year
- He is expected at the UN General Assembly in New York this week to lobby heads of state
- No other candidates have declared for the FIFA presidency
- FIFA abandoned its World Cup sell-off plan last month
- Infantino has traveled on a Qatar Airways-provided private jet under a sponsorship deal
The FIFA president is expected at the UN General Assembly in New York this week to seek backing for another term, with no rivals declared.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is expected to appear at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where he plans to press heads of state for support from their national federations as he pursues re-election next year.
No rival candidates have come forward to challenge the incumbent, according to The Guardian's reporting.
The lobbying effort comes roughly a month after FIFA dropped its plan to sell World Cup rights, a decision that had drawn criticism of the governing body's leadership.
According to the report, Infantino has traveled extensively during that period aboard a private jet supplied by Qatar Airways under its sponsorship arrangement with FIFA.
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Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by The Guardian.
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