Fernando GOMES
Portugal, FIFA Council member
Former Porto director and Portuguese league
boss who was elected his country’s FA president
in 2011 and joined the FIFA Council in 2017.
Mattias GRAFSTROM
Sweden, FIFA deputy secretary-general
Chief of staff to president Gianni Infantino’s
private office who effectively acts as his boss’
gatekeeper and fixer.
Pep GUARDIOLA
Spain, coach
A league winner in Spain, Germany and England,
the Spaniard is arguably the world’s most
influential coach, with tactics and ideas that
are widely admired and copied.
Sunil GULATI
USA, FIFA Council member
Former US federation president, serving four
terms until 2018, who is likely to play a key role
in organising the 2026 World Cup. A full-time
economics lecturer at Columbia University.
Protest...Ada Hegerberg took a stand over equal pay and refused to play at this year’s World Cup