“The 74th FIFA Congress will mark a turning point in FIFA’s fight against racism, which will include the adoption of stricter global measures in collaboration with member associations and confederations.” FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been supported by the Council to adopt stricter measures and strengthen the commitment of global football stakeholders to combat racism ahead of the 74th FIFA Congress, which takes place will be held next Friday, May 17 in Bangkok.

In recent times, one of the most media players in the world, Vinicius Junior, from Real Madrid, is receiving racist attacks in different Spanish LaLiga matches, something that they want to settle with measures never seen before.

To achieve this objective and put an end to this scourge, an item on this issue will be included in the agenda of the aforementioned Congress, in which it has also been confirmed that the voting procedure for the appointment of the host federation or federations of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and where the 2023 Annual Report will be sent to the 211 member federations (which highlights the reserve of 2.25 billion dollars to finance the development of football during the 2023-2026 cycle as part of the Program FIFA Forward 3.0).