The high ticket prices for this summer’s World Cup drew heavy criticism. But FIFA can laugh all the way to the bank. According to The Times, ticket revenue totaled 50 billion kronor.
SportsTakeshi Okada is stepping down as vice-president of the Japan Football Association in protest at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) support for the re-election of scandal-plagued FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
SportsPrince Ali, president of the Jordanian Football Association, has criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The prince could face disciplinary action - the Asian Football Confederation has launched an investigation into him.
SportsFIFA President Gianni Infantino laughs off a question about whether he has considered resigning. In a rare interview, the Swiss says he has strong support among football associations. “We must respect the opinions of the vast majority,” he says.
SportsIn an eight-page letter, Uefa demands answers from Fifa on a range of issues, including alleged abuse of power, Donald Trump’s influence and excessively long half-time breaks at the World Cup. The letter contains 42 points - here are some of them.
SportsThe Times reported that Gianni Infantino received undisclosed payments from FIFA and was able to buy a property in Miami at a suspiciously low price. The newspaper has now apologized to the scandal-plagued FIFA president.
SportsEgypt's World Cup exit against Argentina sparked outrage. Now two of the national football team's key players are facing suspensions. Captain Hossam Hassan has been suspended for three matches.
SportsBy November 2, Uefa wants key documents from Fifa about president Gianni Infantino’s heavily criticized plans to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors, which were later scrapped, the BBC reports.
SportsFIFA rejects Spain’s appeal and fines the newly crowned world champion, among other penalties, after Spanish fans chanted Islamophobic chants during an international match against Egypt.
SportsQuestioned Fifa boss Gianni Infantino wants the 211 member associations to receive 250 million kronor (about $24 million) each in the future. The Swiss proposes a new fund of around 64.5 billion kronor (about $6.1 billion) for the period 2027–2030.
SportsFor three and a half hours, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was grilled by his fellow board members. They were not satisfied with his answers. “Nothing has changed,” says Debbie Hewitt, chair of the English Football Association.
SportsFIFA is to review whether automatic suspensions for red cards can be overturned, following the high-profile Balogun controversy at the World Cup.
SportsFIFA is proposing a new billion-dollar fund to develop football, according to documents obtained by the AP.
SportsFIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has been embroiled in scandals, has had his salary doubled, according to an investigation by the British newspaper The Times, Aftonbladet reports.
SportsAll 54 member countries of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) support Gianni Infantino’s bid for a new four-year term as president of FIFA.
SportsHere is the first outspoken challenger to scandal-plagued Gianni Infantino for the job of president of the International Football Association Board (FIFA). Compatriot Ramon Vega, a former Swiss national team player.
SportsA rival candidate to FIFA’s scandal-plagued president, Gianni Infantino, will soon have to emerge. Most likely, the challenger will not come from Europe. It would be an advantage, and easier to put forward a candidate who is not European, says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).
SportsThe Norwegian Football Association wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino investigated for possible conflicts of interest and abuse of power. US President Donald Trump is the common denominator in the three cases, Norway’s Lise Klaveness told The Times.
SportsCongo-Kinshasa goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi was not eligible to play when the country secured a place in this summer’s World Cup, The New York Times reports, citing documents from FIFA’s legal department.
SportsFIFA President Gianni Infantino cannot count on support from home in next year’s presidential election. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) will not back the 56-year-old Swiss in the election.
SportsHe has been put forward as a possible challenger to Gianni Infantino, but Nasser al-Khelaifi, chairman of French giants Paris Saint-Germain, says no. "I have zero interest in FIFA, no agenda and no ambition to be there," he says at a press conference in Copenhagen.
SportsThe international football federation Fifa accuses Uefa of a disinformation campaign and of trying to influence the next Fifa presidential election, Reuters reports.
SportsInternational Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino is open to a significant increase in funding for FIFA’s 211 member nations.
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