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Gianni Infantino
Private Sector Figure · President, FIFA
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Gianni Infantino is a Swiss-Italian football administrator who has served as president of FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, since 2016. A lawyer by training, he was previously general secretary of European soccer's governing body, UEFA, and is known for expanding FIFA's marquee tournaments and its commercial reach.
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FIFA invents a peace prize, hands the first to Trump
As FIFA president, created the FIFA Peace Prize and named Trump its first recipient, part of a sustained effort to cultivate the president's favor ahead of the 2026 World Cup; set no public criteria or nomination process before selecting him.
FIFA pays the president's family business for a mostly empty office
via FIFA — Leased a largely idle office in Trump Tower, paying rent to the sitting president's family business while seeking the administration's cooperation for the 2026 World Cup; says it pays market rent.
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