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FIFA Council highlights power of football and the FIFA World Cup™ to build bridges and promote peace

19Mar

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FIFA Council highlights power of football and the FIFA World Cup™ to build bridges and promote peace

FIFA President calls for peace and invites all FIFA World Cup™participants to compete in a spirit of fair play and mutual respect Record-breaking revenue budget of USD 14 billion foreseen for 2027-2030 cycle FIFA Forward investment to reach USD 2.7 billion, an eightfold increase compared to period prior to 2016 FIFA’s steadfast commitment to peace and unity was at the core of the online FIFA Council meeting held at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, at which FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for peace and reiterated the key role of football to bring people together in times of continuous geopolitical turmoil. “FIFA can’t solve geopolitical conflicts, but we are committed to using the power of football and the FIFA World Cup to build bridges and promote peace as our...

FIFA President thanks Member Associations for support during the last 10 years

Gianni Infantino confirms that “we have brought football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football” since he was elected on 26 February 2016 FIFA’s Member Associations have followed a new path built on reform, transparency and development Mr Infantino says FIFA is the glue that holds the sport together On the 10th anniversary of his election as FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has written to the presidents of each of the 211 FIFA Member Associations (MAs), thanking them for their support and for helping FIFA transform the governance of the world’s most popular sport. Listing 11 key achievements since he was elected at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, on 26 February 2016, Mr Infantino said: “I believe we have successfully brought football back to FIFA and ...

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Major milestone achieved thanks to the more than one million applications for the FIFA World Cup 26™ Aged between 18 and 92, volunteers hail from 226 countries/territories “When I go to tournaments and meet you all, I am always greeted by the most incredible range of nationalities, ages, genders, backgrounds and professions,” said the FIFA President FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hailed the FIFA Volunteer Community as “the most diverse community in the world” after its membership doubled to two million thanks to the record number of applications received to join the Volunteer Programme for the FIFA World Cup 26™. Representing an all-time record for a sports event, in excess of one million applicants have applied for the 65,000 volunteer roles to be occupied at next y...