Gianni Infantino
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- Milken Institute24 min
A Conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino | Global Conference 2026
Gianni Infantino, Jason Kelly, Johnny Infantino
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, a historic 48-team tournament hosted across 16 North American cities, is projected to generate $80 billion in economic impact and attract 7.5 million attendees while drawing 6 billion global viewers. FIFA President Gianni Infantino leveraged the event to outline a strategic pivot toward emerging markets, aiming to diversify global football revenue away from European dominance and establish a sustainable grassroots ecosystem that could elevate North American leagues to compete with European standards by 2031. Reinvesting tournament revenues into development for 150 countries, Infantino also announced his candidacy for re-election to oversee these commercial expansions and complete his governance reforms.
- Milken Institute20 min
A Conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino | Global Conference 2024
FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlined a comprehensive strategy for the 2026 North America World Cup, targeting record-breaking attendance in NFL stadiums while urging a cultural shift in the United States to overcome terminology barriers and prioritize youth participation over pay-to-play models. He emphasized leveraging global connectivity to market the tournament, citing Lionel Messi's impact in Miami as a blueprint for attracting international fans and encouraging American colleges to redirect funds from traditional sports to soccer infrastructure. The presentation further detailed plans to expand the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and accelerate women's soccer growth by addressing the disparity between the U.S. leading women's rankings and its current twenty-first position in men's global standings.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Reinvigorating the American Dream through Sport, Celebration, and Education | Global Conference 2024
Jim Gray, Janet Evans, Gianni Infantino, Rosie Rios, Lindsey Vonn, Michael Milken
The Milken Institute is launching the Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, D.C., during 2025 to coordinate with the America 250 Commission's bicentennial preparations and the 2026 World Cup. Key figures such as FIFA President Gianni Infantino, U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, and Olympian Lindsey Vonn are driving a strategy that leverages the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 and 2034 Olympic Games to foster national unity, combat youth screen addiction, and mobilize billions of global viewers. This multi-decade initiative combines historic commemorations with a $160 million investment in youth sports to promote physical engagement and ensure broad community access to major sporting events.