Soccer-Infantino re-elected FIFA president, telling critics 'I love you all'

FIFA President Gianni Infantino leaves after the reopening of the Nyamirambo Stadium which has changed its name to Pele Stadium, after a soccer tournament for legends and FIFA officials, in Kigali, Rwanda March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana



KIGALI (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising record revenues in the next four-year cycle of $11 billion as he called for more football to be played around the world.

Infantino stood unopposed, making his re-election as head of football's governing body a formality, even if he is not universally popular among member associations amid controversies including the treatment of migrant workers in the run-up to last year's World Cup in Qatar and a failed plan to play the tournament every two years.