Lebanon has granted citizenship to FIFA President Gianni Infantino in a move hailed by football officials as a symbolic tribute to his support for Lebanese football, but criticised by activists who highlight that Lebanese women still cannot pass citizenship to their children or foreign husbands. The decision ties sport, politics and long-contested nationality laws into one highly charged story.
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President Aoun Congratulates Lebanon?s Women?s Mini-Football Team on World Cup Bronze
President Joseph Aoun welcomed Lebanon?s women?s mini-football team at Baabda Palace after they secured a historic bronze medal at the World Cup in Erbil, praising their determination, teamwork and role in raising Lebanon?s name on the international stage and inspiring a new generation of female athletes.