About this episode

The episode explores Gianni Infantino's unexpected rise to FIFA President and his efforts to reform the organization.

When Sepp Blatter stepped down as President of FIFA, talk of reform and a new era was everywhere. To everyone's surprise, the new President was Gianni Infantino, a relative unknown. We look at his rise and how well he delivered on his promises to reform the organisation. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mick Molloy, Titus O’Reily

Guest: Gianni Infantino

Topics covered

• FIFA
• Gianni Infantino
• sports reform
• Sepp Blatter
• leadership
• sports governance

Keywords

• FIFA
• Gianni Infantino
• Sepp Blatter
• sports reform
• leadership
• football governance
• sports politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

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