Infantino Unopposed to Get 4 More Years as FIFA President

FIFA President Giovanni Infantino gestures as he speaks during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 draw in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday. 22, 2022. (Alan Lee/Photosport via AP)

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By Associated Press

November 17, 2022 at 1:12 PM UTC

Updated on

November 17, 2022 at 9:05 PM UTC

Doha, Qatar (AP) -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in charge of soccer's governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him.

FIFA said Thursday the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was the only person to enter the race by the time the deadline passed overnight — exactly four months before election day on March 16 in Kigali, Rwanda.