Joao Havelange

Infantino is seeking to rally his core supporters in his traditional power base of Africa, like his predecessors, João Havelange and Sepp Blatter.

CNN·United States· 2026-08-08

João Havelange was a former president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998.

Dagens Nyheter·Sweden· 2026-08-05

João Havelange was the first non-European president of FIFA, serving from 1974 to 1998 and transforming the organization.

O Globo·Brazil· 2026-08-04

João Havelange was the FIFA president before Blatter and was also associated with bribery.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2026-08-02

João Havelange is mentioned as a predecessor of Gianni Infantino who influenced FIFA's direction.

Dagens Nyheter·Sweden· 2026-08-01

Joao Havelange was a former president of FIFA who recognized the lucrative business of football.

El Comercio·Peru· 2026-07-30

João Havelange was the first non-European president of FIFA, serving from 1974 to 1998.

Dagens Nyheter·Sweden· 2026-07-21

Joao Havelange is portrayed by Sam Neill in the film United Passions, which focuses on FIFA's history.

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-07-13

João Havelange is mentioned as a former president of FIFA whose administration was marked by corruption scandals.

El Universal·Mexico· 2026-07-12

Joao Havelange was the FIFA president who ignored criticisms about holding the World Cup in Argentina during a military dictatorship.

Kompas·Indonesia· 2026-07-07

FIFA’s rap sheet of corrupt and felonious behaviour, under Blatter and his mentor Joao Havelange, is about as long as Trump’s.

The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-07-07

The Fifa president, João Havelange, unhelpfully stirred the pot in this regard by suggesting splitting games into quarters.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-05-30

João Havelange was the FIFA president who pushed for the expansion of the World Cup tournament.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-03-01

The Mephistophelian architect of football’s sporting pact with the devil of autocracy was João Havelange.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2026-01-31

Pelé, despite being the only footballer many Americans could name, was notably absent, having accused the then Fifa president, João Havelange, of corruption.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-11-30

João Havelange was the FIFA president during the time of Ampie Kamperveen's involvement in international football.

De Ware Tijd·Suriname· 2025-11-10

João Havelange was the president of CBF from 1958 to 1975.

O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·Liechtenstein· 2025-05-18

João Havelange attempted to convince Pelé to return to the national team for the World Cup.

El Tiempo·Colombia· 2025-04-13

Fifa president João Havelange proclaimed that, 'Fifa rules do not allow co-hosting of the World Cup.'

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-03-28

Joao Havelange was the president of FIFA at the time of the doping incident involving Maradona.

Clarín·Argentina· 2025-03-06