Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vinˈtʃɛntso ˈdʒanni iɱfanˈtiːno]; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian football administrator[2] and the president of FIFA since 26 February 2016.

[8] Infantino worked as the Secretary General of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchâtel.[2][when?]

[2][11] During his time there, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play and improved commercial support to smaller national associations.

[16] On 26 October 2015, he received the backing of the UEFA Executive Committee to stand for the position of president in the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress.

[28] Infantino, September 2019Following that incident, FIFA assured Iranian women that they would be able to attend stadiums starting from October 2019.

[29] With the holding of the World Cup in Qatar, the issue of migrant workers' rights attracted attention.

[31] The tournament has been condemned by human rights group Amnesty International, who have alleged that workers were subject to forced labor.

[32] On 19 November 2022, with the World Cup soon to begin, he declared that he felt Qatari, Arab, African, gay, disabled and like a migrant worker.

"[35] Infantino also used the speech to accuse Western companies operating in Qatar of hypocrisy for profiting from doing business in the country without discussing the rights of migrant workers with Qatari authorities.

FIFA also unexpectedly sped up the bidding process for the World Cup, giving only 25 days for interested nations to express their intent to host.

[41] The investigation was focused on three issues: "several flights taken by Mr Infantino during the first months of his presidency, human resources matters related to hiring processes in the president's office, and Mr Infantino's refusal to sign the contract specifying his employment relationship with FIFA".

[42] Although a document was leaked describing illegitimate spending of funds by FIFA[41] the body's expenses and governance were not investigated.

[41] When Infantino accepted special treatment by the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts (Russia and Qatar respectively), the potential for a conflict of interest was raised.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of FC Bayern Munich, criticized Infantino for not fulfilling his promises regarding transparency, democracy and governance.

[43] In July 2020 further allegations arose when Infantino was accused of having a secret meeting with Michael Lauber [de], the Attorney General of Switzerland.

Lauber offered to resign after a court ruled that he had covered up the meeting and lied to supervisors during an investigation by his office into corruption surrounding FIFA.

[8] Since October 2021, he also spends time in Doha, Qatar, where he rents a house, and two of his children attend school.

[45] Infantino assured that his official residency remains in Canton Zurich, and explained that organizing the World Cup in Qatar necessitated his presence there.