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FIFA Women's World Cup: Gianni Infantino defends decision to expand; plays down calls for equal prize money
Fpsports •2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, generated $570 million.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino threatens European TV blackout of Women's World Cup
•Infantino in October criticised broadcasters who he said had offered '100 times less' to screen the Women's World Cup compared to the men's tournament.
FIFA president announces big increase in Women's World Cup prize money
•The prize money and compensation for clubs for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is $152 million - up from $30 million four years ago
Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027
•Gianni Infantino, who succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016, was waved in for a third term by acclamation
FIFA president Gianni Infantino - disparaged yet indestructible
•Gianni Infantino is for a second time running unopposed for the presidency of the world football's governing body which he has led since 2016
Gianni Infantino to be re-elected FIFA president as voters share World Cup wealth
•FIFA's wealth — $4 billion in reserves to be shared among the 211 member federations — is a big reason why Gianni Infantino has no opponent
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino quizzed by Swiss prosecutors
•Infantino has been facing proceedings since July 2020 over "incitement to abuse authority", "violation of official secrecy" and "obstructing criminal proceedings"
FIFA chief announces plans for 32-team Club World Cup despite opposition
•FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the new-look FIFA Club World Cup would now go ahead starting in 2025 and would feature 32 teams.
Zakir Naik saga exposes Europe and Qatar: They should stop lecturing India on trade relations and religious tolerance
Omer Ghazi •While Qatar’s Islamist connections are well known, the Western world’s supposed commitment to human rights and liberal values takes a back seat when the commercial interests take the wheel
Orwellian doublethink: Why West has no moral right to lecture Qatar despite its jihadi connections
Utpal Kumar •Qatar would have found itself among pariah nations by now, had it not been for the hypocrisy of the West that swears by democracy but is often found embracing some of the worst dictators and human rights abusers in world history