FIFA president Gianni Infantino praises Shah Rukh Khan's passion for sports, shares pic from Doha

Gianni Infantino and Shah Rukh Khan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan recently visited Doha, Qatar as guest of honour for AFC Asian Cup Final. At the game, he met the country's Prime Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. He was also seen interacting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the event.

On Tuesday, Gianni took to his Instagram handle to share a picture with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and spoke in brief about their interaction. He praised the actor's knowledge of sports, particularly football.

In the picture, Gianni can be seen in a back suit while Khan is dressed in a semi-formal outfit in colours of blue and grey. "It was my great pleasure to meet with global movie star, 🇮🇳 Shah Rukh Khan, in 🇶🇦 Doha during the AFC Asian Cup final," Infantino wrote sharing the picture.

He added, "@iamsrk I was very happy to learn about your passion for sports, in particular our beautiful game. Good luck with your upcoming projects and I look forward to meeting you again soon at a FIFA event".

Gianni Infantino has been FIFA president since February 2016. He was re-elected in June 2019 and in March 2023. In January 2020, he was also elected a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan had a great year in 2023. The superstar, after a long hiatus of 4 years, released three films 'Pathaan,' 'Jawan' and lastly 'Dunki' which have all set records at the box office.

Earlier this month, Khan attended a greet and meet with fans in Mumbai. Taking to X, Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club shared a video in which King Khan said, "Because I have been working for 33 years and you take such a big gap. Normally you do feel a little nervous and you feel ki 'arrey yaar! I hope I have got the film right'."

"Usse pehle meri kuch filmein thi jo itni achi nahi gayi to mujhe ye bhi lagne laga tha ki main achi filmein ab bana nahi raha hoon. But I think, more than my films, ek pyaar tha logo ka..jo Pathaan ke liye, Jo Jawaan ke liye and jo Dunki ke liye..This whole country and people outside this country have actually taken me to their heart, more than the films, and have said that 'arrey yaar, 4 saal ke liye mat jaya karo. 2-4 mahine theek hai.' So I am very very thankful to all of you, to the audience and the whole world for making me realise 'jo main karta hu wo theek karta hoon aur mujhe wo baar baar karte rehna chahiye'," he added.

While he has not officially announced his next film, reports state that he has signed a film with Sujoy Ghosh that will also star his daughter Suhana Khan. The superstar's daughter recently made her debut with the film 'The Archies'.