The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)
On Nov. 24, 2025, Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s all-powerful president, was greeted with fanfare at Baabda Palace. After meeting with President Joseph Aoun, the Italo-Swiss official made a major announcement in front of the cameras. “We are going to build a new, state-of-the-art stadium in Beirut, with 20,000-30,000 seats, brand new, for Lebanon’s national team so it can play again in front of its fans,” he promised. “FIFA and the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) are here to give hope to the boys and girls of this beautiful country, which is going through tough times, and give them a better future.”The following day, he continued the announcement by sharing on Instagram the signing of a memorandum of understanding between FIFA and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), outlining the allocation of “concessional loans for the construction and...
On Nov. 24, 2025, Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s all-powerful president, was greeted with fanfare at Baabda Palace. After meeting with President Joseph Aoun, the Italo-Swiss official made a major announcement in front of the cameras. “We are going to build a new, state-of-the-art stadium in Beirut, with 20,000-30,000 seats, brand new, for Lebanon’s national team so it can play again in front of its fans,” he promised. “FIFA and the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) are here to give hope to the boys and girls of this beautiful country, which is going through tough times, and give them a better future.”The following day, he continued the announcement by sharing on Instagram the signing of a memorandum of understanding between FIFA and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), outlining the allocation of “concessional loans for the...
