FIFA: Gianni Infantino set for fourth election in 2027 despite three-term limit

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Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA since 26/02/2016 and candidate again in 2027 - ©  FIFA

"I want to tell you first - the 211 (FIFA) member associations - that I will be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election next year," Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, said at the conclusion of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver (Canada), on 30/04/2026.

Elected on 26/02/2016, and subsequently re-elected by acclamation on 05/06/2019 and...

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Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA since 26/02/2016 and candidate again in 2027 - ©  FIFA

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