WASHINGTON — President Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations, The Post has learned.
Infantino, 56, grew close to Trump through organizing this year’s World Cup, with the Swiss-born soccer administrator bending over backward to charm and include Trump, even giving him FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize in December.
Trump believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone around the world, and recognizes he has a special ability to bring people together,” a source close to the president told The Post.
President Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next UN secretary-general. News Licensing / MEGA
The next secretary-general will be elected this year to replace the retiring António Guterres of Portugal, who will step down at the end of December.
