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Gianni Infantino who who was born on 23 of March, 1970 is the incumbent Federation Internationale de Football Federation (FIFA) is a Swiss football administrator.
He has been the general secretary of UEFAsince 2009 and holds both Swiss and Italian nationality.
He was elected as FIFA president during the2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congresson 26 February 2016 which was held with thepurpose of reforming FIFA.
On 26 October 2015, Infantino received the full backing of the UEFA Executive Committee to stand for the position of FIFA President tin theupcoming FIFA Extraordinary Congress.
On the same day, he confirmed his candidacy and that he submitted the required declarations of support.
On 26 February 2016, Infantino was elected as the newFIFAPresident at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zürich, Switzerland.
A multi-lingual lawyer, he is married and has four children.
Biography
Gianni Infantino was born on 23 March 1970 in Brig, Switzerland. He is of Italian origin from Calabria and Lombardy.
He studied law at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and speaks Italian, French, German, English, and Spanish fluently.
Prior to joining UEFA, Gianni Infantino worked as the Secretary General of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchâtel, having previously been an adviser to a variety of football bodies in Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
Career at UEFA
Since his appointment, he has been part of a leadershipteam which has helped to further strengthen both national team and club football in Europe, and UEFA's role as a respected and credible international governing body.
At the helm of UEFA's administration, Gianni Infantino has intensified UEFA's work to provide a sustainable environment for European football, through initiatives such as Financial Fair Play, improved commercial support to national associations of all sizes and the development of UEFA's competitions at every level of the game.
He oversaw the expansion of UEFA Euro2016 to 24 teams.
and played an integral role in theconception of the UEFA Nations Leagueand theUEFA Euro 2020that will see the tournament take place in 13 European nations.
He is currently also serving as a member of FIFA's Reform Committee.
Gianni Infantino came to UEFA in August 2000, working on a range of legal, commercial and professional football matters, and was appointed Director of UEFA's Legal Affairs and Club Licensing Division in January 2004.
Throughout this time he also led UEFA's work in fostering close contacts with the European Union, the Council of Europe and governmental authorities. He was promoted to Deputy General Secretary in 2007.
In 2015, the Greek government decided to introduce a new sports law, regarding the recent 2015 Greek football scandaland acts of violence and corruption mainly in the Greek football.
Gianni Infantino, as UEFA's general secretary, led the negotiations with the Greek government.
UEFA and FIFA supported the Hellenic Football Federationand sent a warning to Greece that itfaces suspension from international football for government interference.
He promised to expand the FIFA World Cup to 40 teams if elected FIFA president.
He was elected FIFA President on 26 February 2016 fora period of 3 years from 2016 to 2019.
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