FAI set to endorse Gianni Infantino as Fifa president

SOLE CANDIDATE: President of Fifa Gianni Infantino. Pic: PA

The FAI is set to endorse the re-election of Gianni Infantino at this week’s Fifa congress in Rwanda despite the controversy surrounding the President.

Infantino is guaranteed a third four-year term in the role, having been nominated unopposed, but his conduct at the World Cup – especially over the One Love armband – drew widespread criticism.