Soccer Governance

FIFA president Gianni Infantino receives Lebanese passport

February 17, 2026 Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI

FIFA President Gianni Infantino received a Lebanese passport at the Interior Ministry in Beirut on February 16, 2026, months after being granted citizenship by Lebanon's president. The Swiss-Italian executive, married to a Lebanese citizen, expressed pride in his new nationality during the ceremony. This marks an exception to Lebanese law, which typically does not allow women to pass citizenship to foreign spouses.