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FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Dhaka on a brief trip of only 2 hours and 35 minutes. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:50 pm on Sunday. A delegation of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), led by President Tabith Awal, welcomed him at the UCB Lounge inside the airport.BFF General Secretary Imran Hossain Tushar said the special aircraft carrying him was scheduled to leave Dhaka for Bhutan at 3:25 pm.Infantino made a stopover in Dhaka on his way to Bhutan for...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has sparked fresh controversy amid claims that he attempted to reach out to US President Donald Trump to seek political support. However, FIFA has dismissed these reports as completely fabricated.Recently, Infantino faced widespread criticism over a controversial plan to sell a portion of the World Cup's commercial rights to investors. The approximately $15 billion project drew fierce opposition from various quarters of the football world. Ultimately, he was force...

You may regret thinking about dire condition of Bangladesh's football team. If Gianni Infantino's plan had been approved, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) would have received a tremendous opportunity for football development. For the BFF, which has long been in financial crisis, FIFA's promised approximately $40 million (roughly Tk 492 crore) could have been a massive boon. This could have paved ways for significant improvements in infrastructure development, grassroots football, age-bas...

Even before the current World Cup has concluded, discussions have already begun about the number of teams for the 2030 tournament. The topic was raised by Alejandro Domínguez, president of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL. Within hours of the World Cup final, he took to social media to advocate for a 64-team format, writing: "A 64-team World Cup in 2030 would be great. CONMEBOL is working to make this happen. With 64 teams, no country in the world would be left out of the footb...