Trump wants to nominate FIFA boss Gianni Infantino for UN secretary-general following World Cup

President Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations, The Post has learned.

Infantino, 56, grew close to Trump through organizing this year’s World Cup, with the Swiss-born soccer administrator bending over backward to charm and include Trump, even giving him FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize in December.

Trump believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone around the world, and recognizes he has a special ability to bring people together,” a source close to the president told The Post.

The next secretary-general will be elected this year to replace the retiring António Guterres of Portugal, who will step down at the end of December.

To secure the position, Infantino would need to win the endorsement of the 15-member Security Council — where the five permanent members hold vetoes — followed by confirmation by the General Assembly.

It’s unclear if Infantino wants the job and to what extent Trump has discussed the topic with him.

But Trump senses a clear opening among a field that one insider described as seven “lame” candidates.

The best-known contenders include Chile’s socialist former president Michelle Bachelet, who could face US resistance, and Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, the current director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who could face concerns from the UK over the disputed Falkland Islands.

Actually the guy would make an excellent choice. Infantino began his management career as the Secretary General of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchâtel during the late-1990s to 2000. He was born on 23 March 1970 in Brig, Switzerland. He is a son of immigrant parents from the Italian regions of Calabria and Lombardy. He studied law at the University of Fribourg. He speaks French, German and Italian as mother tongues and also speaks Arabic, English, Portuguese and Spanish. He became Deputy General Secretary of UEFA in 2007 and Secretary General of UEFA in October 2009. During his time there, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play and improved commercial support to smaller national associations and was instrumental in overturning Iran’s decision to ban women from soccer stadiums in 2007.

Under Infantino, FIFA’s revenues have more than doubled; for the 2027–2030 cycle the organization is projected to generate $14 billion, of which $2.7 billion, or about 20 percent, is to be redistributed to national associations through the “FIFA Forward” development program. And the smallest of the members as national associates are getting the biggest shares. Brazil, a five-time World Cup winner with a population of 213 million, received $6.35 million through FIFA Forward, about $94,000 less than San Marino, the world’s lowest-ranked national team, with a population of 34,000.

And best of all, in November 2025, Infantino introduced the FIFA Peace Prize, with U.S. President Donald Trump receiving the inaugural award in Washington, D.C. on December 2025. The guy’s sharp. Promote immediately.

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