Former UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, FIFA President since his first election in 2016, has announced that he will be a candidate to succeed him, for what will be his third term at the head of the body which leads world football, following his second victory in 2019.
“I will run for re-election”, he declared this Thursday in Doha before the Congress of the body, while the draw for the 2022 Cup will take place tomorrow. For now, according to The worldno major opponent has declared himself a candidate, which should allow the Italo-Swiss to carry out a third and final mandate although he has been the subject of criminal proceedings since July 2020.