FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails Linc as ‘key venue’ for Club World Cup

FIFA president visits Philly to promote upcoming summers of World Cup soccer

Gianni Infantino may be the president of soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, but he knew enough in his first-ever visit to Philadelphia Thursday to drop multiple “Go Birds” into his remarks. (He did not drop in an “E-A-G-L-E-S …”) Infantino was here to promote this summer’s Club World Cup and see how preparations were going for next year’s men’s World Cup, with stops at Lincoln Financial Field, City Hall and Lemon Hill. He also brought a surpr…

Gianni Infantino visited Philadelphia in his tour of the 11 host cities of the FIFA club world cup

Gianni Infantino, the President of FIFA, was in Philadelphia on Thursday, continuing his journey through the 11 cities that will host the FIFA Club World Cup this summer.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino stops by City Council, pledges $1 million to Philly and says 'Go Birds!'

FIFA President Gianni Infantino appeared at Thursday's City Council meeting to announce that the organization would donate $1 million to Philadelphia for hosting games in the 2025 Club World Cup and 2026 World Cup.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails Linc as ‘key venue’ for Club World Cup

PHILADELPHIA — Gianni Infantino, understanding the assignment of the two Lombardi Trophies 10 paces away Thursday morning, started his press availability at Lincoln Financial Field with a Swiss-inflected, “Go Birds.” That kind of sales pitch was the express purpose of Infantino’s visit to Philadelphia, the first time the FIFA president has been to the city but one of the locations on his travel itinerary the next two summers. It begins in June w…

FIFA plans to donate $1 million to grow soccer in Philadelphia

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told The Inquirer about donations planned for all Club World Cup cities to "leave a legacy" in U.S. soccer.