Gianni Infantino

FIFA is set to examine reports on two separate instances of alleged racism in recent international matches; the game between Republic of Ireland U21s and Kuwait U22s in Austria was abandoned; New Zealand's game against Qatar was also cancelled at half-time The Republic of Ireland U21s' match against Kuwait U22s in Austria was called off after an allegation that a Kuwaiti player racially abused one of Ireland's substitutes. The senior international between New Zealand and Qatar, also in Austria, was cut short after

African Portuguese speaking country Cape Verde became the first country responding to the call made by FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to name a stadium after apele, reported Sportbible. Following Pele’s death in December, Infantino paid tribute to the three-time World Cup winner at his memorial service in Brazil and proposed at the memorial service that each nation should name one stadium after Pele. Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva confirmed their Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde would be renamed after Pele.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be an exceptional edition, held on eight world class stadiums close to one another. He added that this feature could allow fans to watch two or three matches a day. He also said he expects 1.5-2 million fans to visit Qatar and five billion to watch the matches. Infantino was participating in a session called Countdown to the Greatest Show on Earth as part of Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by

Doha: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described as ‘impressive’ Qatar preparations for the 2022 World Cup - which will be the first one to be held in the Middle East - according to a report published on Wednesday on the www.qatar2022.qa website. The Beautiful Handmade 24 Karat Farjo - Gold Islamic Art, a one-of-a-kind original art, has a collection of exquisite masterpieces that manifests Qatar's vibrant culture. All products are handmade with love and dedication throughout the entire process. The head of the

Qatar will be celebrating its ninth edition of the National Sports Day on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The National Sports Day has been celebrated across Qatar since 2012 and is an extremely popular day which aims to bring people together in celebration of sports, while encouraging people of all ages to stay fit and active. There will be a number of events happening in Qatar on National Sports Day ranging from athletics, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, table tennis, boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, karate and judo.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Budapest recently to attend the ceremony of the International Federation of Sports Journalism Awards which is being organized in association with Qatar Sports Media Committee for the second year in a row. In the event, the FIFA President hailed Qatar's progress towards hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022. He was happy with the infrastructures in place and the way the country is feeding off football. When asked about his opinion on preparations for the upcoming FIFA World