#gianni infantino

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Bonus, for legends only:

Ok that was an exhausting campaign🏆🥇and apologies for Gianni Infantino

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Fame changed him...

Before After

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la popiette de veau

Quel est donc cette etrange animal est ce le corbeau ou le renard ?

Ainsi complimentant la performance du club par le biais de Mbappe nous nous tournions vers munich en finale ... mais comme la coincidence a fait rage mbappe le soir de la demi-final retour nous a planter comme un choux .... redescendant d' une ligne pour recuperer le balon il avait dit a son frere ethan ce soir c' est bon histoire de parier contre sa propre equipe ... non satisfait de sa performance il dit au camera que borrussia etait plus fort ... et s'enfuit quand on lui posa la question vous etes pour qui en finale pensant a l' autre demi... c' est tactique l' ensemble des demi- finales a correspondu a l' exactitude du real... oh la galaxy !

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Titres de champion's cup...

Combien de fric amasser illegalement il y a enquete ?

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what i wanna know is why the hell infantino thought he deserved to shake all the players hands and try and get in the pictures

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Literally no one asked.

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Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, Queen Letizia of Spain and Infanta Sofia of Spain applaud at the award ceremony following the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. | August 20th, 2023

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Catch me watching only the games and players’ interviews, the rest of the World cup coverage can suck my big toe. Nothing quite like women’s sport exposing deep-rooted misogyny and homophobia. Men really don’t get it huh, maybe like talk to a woman or something

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Qatar World Cup 2022: Undermining FIFA’s commitment to diversity and inclusion

Nations need to break the silence to bring about change

In Qatar having same sex relationships can be punishable by the death penalty. In 2010 Qatar were the first middle eastern country to be announced as hosts for the 2022 World Cup.

Are the LGBTQ community safe to go and support their nation at the World Cup?

However, this caused widespread condemnation for many reasons, one being Qatar’s laws on LGBTQ rights. Despite these laws, the organisers provided reassurances that ‘everyone is welcome’. However, before the tournament had even started, it seemed that the World Cup was going to be more about politics and fairness, than football. 

FIFA President’s Advice

In a letter to all 32 nations, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told countries to “focus on football”, and steer away from politics; directing nations to turn a blind eye to the various human rights issues. This caused further anger amongst fans and players. The latter were silenced from challenging the decisions that lead to Qatar hosting – the implication being that they should solely focus on matters on the pitch.

Controversy surrounding the One Love Armband On the eve of the tournament eight European nations were set to wear the One Love armband as a symbol of support for diversity, human rights, and inclusion. The rainbow colours were specifically in support of the LGBTQ community. However, just days before the tournament, FIFA declared there would be sanctions for any players wearing the armband, and they could face a booking, or potentially not even be allowed on the pitch. Regrettably, all eight countries decided to U-turn on their decision. Many fans, players and pundits expressed disappointment at the decision.

David Beckham as a World Cup Ambassador

Sporting icons such as David Beckham chose to endorse the Qatar World Cup. David Beckham signed a £150m deal to be an ambassador. Previously David was seen as something of a gay icon.

Football vs Homophobia

Due to the deep routed hegemonic masculinity in sporting cultures the FA needs to do more at grass roots level to provide a safe space for LGBTQ players to reinforce their rights and punish homophobic behaviour. Players need to make a stand, and support charities such as Football vs Homophobia and the Rainbow Laces campaign to help shine a light on these issues.

What’s next?

FIFA should make it a condition of future World Cups that only countries who respect human rights and diversity should be awarded the tournament. Until this is done, FIFA will continue to suffer from negative headlines and public criticism, as not enough progress is being made.

Show Your Support for the LGBTQ Community

If you agree that we need a call to change and want to show your support for LGBTQ rights, then join Stonewalls’ #Proudstadium and share this with friends and family who support the LGBTQ community. You can also join the rainbow laces campaign by wearing rainbow laces on your trainers or football boots to support inclusion in sport. Contact FIFA to stop countries like Qatar criminalizing the LGBTQ community from being awarded the rights to host major tournaments in future.

Do you think Qatar should have been allowed to host the World Cup given the backlash and negative media coverage FIFA have faced?

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FIFA World Cup 2022 in a nutshell

Picture in Germany 🇩🇪

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Qatar promised to deliver a carbon neutral World Cup. So did FIFA President Gianni Infantino. But did they deliver?

Reporter: Kai Steinecke

Camera: Henning Goll

Video Editor: Kai Steinecke

Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer

Fact-Check: Kirsten Funck

#PlanetA #Qatar2022 #WorldCup

Read more:

FIFA greenhouse gas accounting report:

https://www.qatar2022.qa/sites/defaul...

FIFA bid evaluation report:

https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3041e39...

Carbon market watch report:

https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-cont...

Estimation Mike Berners-Lee:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63...

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:32 The problem with the stadiums

3:04 Air travel and more

4:10 Carbon offsets

6:20 Conclusion

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Le dirigeant italo-suisse a été reconduit à la tête de la FIFA ce jeudi 16 mars 2023 à Kigali. Malgré son projet d’organiser la CAN tous les quatre ans seulement, il bénéficie de solides soutiens sur le continent africain.

A 52 ans, il n’a ni la bonhomie ni la faconde de Sepp Blatter, son prédécesseur à la Fédération internationale de football (FIFA). Et ses relations avec l’Afrique sont sans doute moins empreintes de ce paternalisme dont le Suisse avait fait une marque de fabrique. « Blatter aimait vraiment l’Afrique. Il était moins dans une logique de calcul que ne l’est Infantino, qui est beaucoup plus pragmatique et qui ne fait rien pour rien », résume sous couvert d’anonymat un haut responsable du football européen qui connaît bien les deux hommes

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FIFA Konseyi'nde İsrail'in Futboldan Men Edilmesi Talebi Değerlendirildi

FIFA Konseyi Toplantısı: İsrail’in Futboldan Men Edilmesi Talebi FIFA Konseyi, dün gerçekleştirdiği toplantıda, İsrail’in uluslararası futboldan men edilmesine yönelik başvuruyu bir kez daha değerlendirdi. Ancak, bu konuda herhangi bir yaptırım kararı alınmadı. Daha önce, konunun ele alınması için geçen temmuz ayında olağanüstü bir konsey toplantısı düzenleme sözü verilmişti. FIFA, bu kararın…

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Francis Gaitho parle du patriarche Issa Hayatou : "Un grand homme et un vrai africain"

Ce vendredi 16 août 2024, Issa Hayatou, récemment décédé, va rejoindre sa dernière demeure. En attendant, Francis Gaitho, personnalité influente dans le domaine du sport africain, a exprimé son respect et son admiration pour l’ancien président de la CAF. Ceci, à travers une publication émotive sur les réseaux sociaux. Dans son message, Gaitho a salué la mémoire de Hayatou. Il a indiqué : “Repose…

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Issa Hayatou Dies, 77

Issa Hayatou Dies, 77 Former FIFA Interim President And CAF President Is Dead OVERVIEW Issa Hayatou was born on the 9th August, 1946, died a day to his 78th birthday (8th August, 2024). He was a Cameroonian sports executive, athlete and a football icon. It is a popular saying that “nobody lives forever.” It was, indeed, a sad day as the world experienced an exit of a great football icon. Hayatou…

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Could algorithms be the future of football's transfer market?

FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino recently reaffirmed his position as a proponent of technology in football, re-floating the prospect of using algorithms to determine transfer fees for players in an attempt to refurbish the current model with greater transparency and regulation.

FFP regulations have not been able to keep up with the soaring levels of activity and investment in the annual windows. The past decade has produced transfer fees previously thought unimaginable. Neymar’s transfer fee of €220m upon his move to PSG in 2017 perfectly embodied this frenzy.

Part of the problem lies with the unsynchronised and dis-jointed means with which clubs value players. Many factors contribute towards unpredictable transfer prices with projected image rights, current form, performance data, and even agent’s fees muddying the waters. Despite FIFA capping the commission fee for agents at 6%, uncertainty regarding the process of player valuation remains a constant headache.

It is not, then, a surprise to see Infantino exploring methods to somewhat modulate the transfer market through unwavering algorithms. Integrity must be restored.

Technological advances in recent years, driven by AI developments, offer bountiful opportunities across the game. Time and money can be saved in scouting, for example, by using algorithms and data analysts to extract grassroot talent from the wider pool based on a club’s favoured preferences. This hurdles the tedium of endless in-person scouting sorties.

New algorithms like these may serve as regulators for the international transfer market with an automated pricing model levelling the playing field, reducing the perpetual randomness of player valuations. These steps echo the 2018 FIFA Council’s pledge to deliver a reformed transfer system package.

FIFA’s Clearing House in Paris (FCH) is aiming to develop such a system whereby it becomes the centralised authority through which all transfers are processed. If successful, we could see a stabilised transfer market built off a structured pricing strategy based on years of data. In addition, a training compensation scheme would incentivise clubs to foster young talent, further restoring integrity to football and increasing profitability across the board.

The necessity for reliable data to underwrite these algorithms, however, is central to their success. Accurate data input is the all-important ingredient for any algorithm looking to generate unprejudiced transfer values. The monopolisation of this programme by a singular body, like FCH, would ensure that such a criterion is met.

Founded by Moussa Ezzeddine, Melon Coin, an analytical company that uses data to inform decision making in sport, does just this. Melon Coin relies on a store of data that’s been collected over the past decade to give the most precise transfer valuations possible.

The algorithm relies on transfer fees, performance indicators, media visibility and characteristics to generate its findings.

Melon Coin works with sporting directors at professional clubs to advise them of market value and ensure that, working alongside their scouts and coaches, the club can use its transfer budget efficiently, without over-paying inflated transfer fees.

Infantino’s desire to move in this direction requires similar tactfulness. If done correctly, we could see the resurgence of sustainable football.