Cannavaro, a Ballon d'Or winner and 2006 World Cup winner with Italy, joins Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Javier Zanetti, Esteban Cambiasso and Samuel Eto'o, who have all expressed their appreciation for Infantino's achievements during his time as FIFA's top leader.
"In the last ten years, football all over the world has improved and football players are once again at the center," Cannavaro writes on Instagram.
The Italian led Uzbekistan as national team captain during this summer's World Cup in North America.
