00:01A massive revolt is brewing for football's most powerful man.
00:05As the 2026 World Cup gets underway, FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces an unprecedented ethics backlash
00:11over his open alignment with the White House and vital hydration breaks being turned into TV advertisement slots.
00:18And for many it would be already a career game changer, but not for Infantino.
00:23Maybe sometimes it's good as well to just, you know, chill, relax.
00:29All right Gianni, but football fans are wondering, who are you?
00:35Born in 1970, two modest Italian immigrants in the quiet Swiss town of Brin, Infantino grew up far from luxury.
00:43His mother ran a railway station newsstand, while his father worked on sleeping cars.
00:48A multilingual lawyer, by training, he quietly climbed the ranks at the UEFA to become the trusted right-hand man
00:55to the French football legend Michel Platini.
00:58And his big break came during the infamous 2015 FIFA gate corruption scandal, when the FBI arrested top officials and
01:06sidelined Platini.
01:07Infantino launched a backroom campaign to seize the presidency.
01:11He later described Infantino as an ambitious bureaucrat who ruthlessly plotted to take his boss's crown.
01:17After that, Infantino concentrated all decision-making power and remade FIFA into a money-making machine.
01:24And expanding the tournaments from 32 to 48 teams has pushed FIFA's four-year revenue to a record $13 billion.
01:33Today, opinions on his legacy are deeply split.
01:36Some see him as the master manager who successfully rebuilt FIFA from its 2015 ashes.
01:43Oders view him as the ultimate symbol of corporate greed.
01:46And on his social media accounts, his post often end with the hashtag
01:50Football Unites the World.
01:52But as this tournament shows, there is always another thing that unites.
01:56And it is money.
01:57And as ethical investigations mount, football's ultimate businessman might find his luck is finally running out.
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