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How FIFA President Gianni Infantino reached the pinnacle of power in soccer

Gianni Infantino is facing intense heat over a failed plan to privatize the World Cup. He is a lawyer who rose to the pinnacle of soccer and is now trying to hold onto his job.

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Rafael Nam is NPR's senior business editor.

Nam is an experienced financial correspondent and editor with over two decades of experience. He has been with NPR since 2020.

He spent the bulk of his career for Reuters in Asia, starting as a stock market correspondent in Seoul, South Korea, and then moving on to Hong Kong to cover investment banking, where he often broke news on major deals. He also helped launch an online financial video unit, serving as an anchor and analyst.

Nam then led the markets and central bank teams in India. His teams reported on big stories, including a collapse of the Indian Rupee currency and the surprise government move to get rid of high-denomination currencies.

In India, he spent months investigating an insider trading scheme in Indian stock markets, His story led to regulatory investigation of traders that shook the financial sector.

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