Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president throughout the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising document revenues within the subsequent four-year cycle of $11 billion as he referred to as for extra soccer to be performed all over the world.
Infantino stood unopposed, making his re-election as head of soccer’s governing physique a formality, even when he’s not universally widespread amongst member associations amid controversies together with the remedy of migrant employees within the run-up to final yr’s World Cup in Qatar and a failed plan to play the event each two years.
“It is an incredible honour and privilege, and a great responsibility,” Infantino stated. “I promise to proceed serving FIFA and soccer all over the world.
“To those that love me, and I know there are many, and those who hate me … I love you all.”
Infantino confirmed FIFA’s earnings hit document ranges within the final cycle from 2019-22, however promised to considerably elevate this once more on the again of expanded males’s and ladies’s World Cup tournaments and the introduction of a 32-team Club World Cup.
“Revenues rose to a record $7.5 billion (to 2022) in a period that was hit by COVID-19. When I arrived, FIFA reserves stood at around $1 billion, today they are at almost $4 billion,” Infantino stated.
“We promise new record revenues for the next cycle of $11 billion, and the new Club World Cup is not included in that figure, so it could increase by a couple of billion (more).”
Infantino stated FIFA would proceed to evaluation the switch system to “improve transparency” and steered the organisation would possibly talk about a wage cap.
“We should enhance our rules and the FIFA statutes. We will proceed to evolve our good governance ideas and have a look at the switch system, and perhaps have a dialogue to enhance transparency of switch charges and salaries.
“It might be necessary to introduce a cap, we have to think how we can do that. We will look at it with all stakeholders and see what we can do.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
