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Infantino accused of contempt as World Cup private jet travel emerges

Gianni Infantino attended 44 World Cup matches, but flight data has sparked criticism over 106,323 km of private jet travel and 1,020.3 tonnes of CO₂e emissions.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina

Infantino everywhere at football’s biggest tournament

If you took any more than a passing interest in the World Cup this summer you will have seen Gianni Infantino. Really, you couldn't miss him; the FIFA president was almost ubiquitous. No matter where the 104 matches were being played, the bald head of the head of football's governing body seemed to be there, shining back at you out of the TV.

In fact, Infantino managed to personally attend 44 matches between the World Cup opener on June 11 and the final between Spain and Argentina on July 19. That is more than one per day, despite the World Cup being spread across 16 cities in three countries.

Logistically speaking, it is an impressive achievement, and thanks to an agreement with the Host Broadcast Service (which is 49 per cent owned by FIFA) that meant a

This article was sourced from Mirror Sport

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