00:00From sporting visits to a personal milestone, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has officially become a Lebanese citizen.
00:09During his visit to Beirut, Infantino and his family completed the legal procedures to obtain Lebanese nationality, adding it to
00:17his Swiss and Italian citizenships.
00:21According to close sources, the move comes in appreciation of his Lebanese wife, Lina Ashkar, and reflects his growing family
00:29ties to the country.
00:30The visit was not purely ceremonial.
00:34Infantino met with the Lebanese president to discuss support for football in Lebanon, including a proposed project to build a
00:41modern international stadium with FIFA funding.
00:44In a celebratory moment, the FIFA president was presented with a Lebanese national team jersey bearing his name and the
00:53number nine during an official ceremony that underscored the symbolic weight of the step.
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