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Lebanese authorities honored Infantino for his support of football and plans to fund a 20,000-30,000 seat stadium, the Lebanese Football Association said.
- On November 25, 2025, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun granted citizenship to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the Lebanese Football Association announced during his two-day visit.
- The LFA said the move recognised Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, as a public figure providing services to Lebanon, and pledged that Fifa would fund a new stadium; Infantino is married to Leena al-Ashqar.
- Fifa and the Lebanese Football Association said they will secure land and fund a new stadium, with Infantino stating, `A stadium today is not just a place where you play` in Lebanon.
- Aoun asked Infantino to complete legal paperwork to finalise the decree, and an anonymous government official confirmed the offer; after his two-day visit, Infantino will travel to Qatar.
- The move appears to bypass century-old citizenship rules, as Lebanese law bars women passing citizenship to spouses and officials called it a `symbolic gesture` amid Infantino's scrutiny over Israel and Gaza.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is looking forward to the citizenship of Lebanon. This is what the 55-year-old told the broadcaster LBCI during a visit to the Lebanese capital Beirut. Infantino, born as a son of Italian immigrants in Switzerland, is married to a Lebanese woman. The president of Lebanon's football association, Haschem Haida, had already congratulated Infantino on the award of citizenship by President Joseph Aoun. However, the con…
Gianni Infantino becomes a Lebanese citizen. The president of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, has in fact communicated to the president of the Fifa, Gianni Infantino, the approval of the decree to grant him Lebanese citizenship, as reported by the president of the Lebanese Federation of football (Lfa), Hashem Haidar. "The decree that grants citizenship to Infantino arrives because it is a public figure that provides services to Lebanon" explained Haidar. …
According to Gianni Infantino, he has been at home in Lebanon for a long time. Now the FIFA president is to become an official citizen of the Arab country. He also has big plans for his new home.
The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, received Lebanese citizenship, especially because his wife is Lebanese and because he is a public figure serving the country.
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