FIFA President Gianni Infantino has promised Morocco the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for support, the British newspaper The Times reports. The report was denied by a FIFA spokesperson.
FootballEurope may have lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino after his controversial World Cup plan, but football is bigger than that - several federations in Africa and Asia still support the 56-year-old.
FootballThe American cities that hosted World Cup matches are reportedly missing millions of kronor that the International Football Federation (FIFA) has still not paid out.
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino has called a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday. Infantino wants to sort out recent developments and ensure he retains the continued support of member associations - despite massive criticism, several English media outlets report.
FootballThe president of the Jordanian Football Association, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, has harshly criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a post on X. He says FIFA is subjecting Jordan to "blackmail."
FootballInternational Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has called an emergency meeting in Morocco after recent heavy criticism, The Times reports.
FootballFIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström breaks his silence after the recent turmoil. In an internal message to employees, which Sky News has seen, Grafström writes that it is a "sad and reprehensible development".
FootballAccording to The Times, FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to call Donald Trump for help. The report is not true, FIFA says. "It is fabricated," writes the International Football Federation on the X platform.
FootballOpponents of FIFA president Gianni Infantino are planning to boycott FIFA meetings and launch their own tournaments if he does not resign, sources have told The Times.
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino's now-scrapped plans to sell parts of the World Cup, among other things, were met with massive criticism. Several influential bodies in the football world have turned against the chairman. This is what happened:
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino's controversial World Cup plan was the last straw. The Swedish Football Association does not support Infantino for re-election - trust has been exhausted. A different leadership is needed, says Federation President Simon Åström.
FootballFrom around 200 supporting associations to calls for resignation. Gianni Infantino's dominance is now crumbling - in a FIFA system that has benefited him for a decade. It is a system he inherited from his predecessors, says sports policy analyst Stanis Elsborg.
FootballThe Football Association of Wales is withdrawing its support for Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president, according to The Times and Sky Sports. The decision comes after confidence in Infantino's leadership has plummeted following the failed attempt to sell shares in the World Cup.
FootballThe European Football Association (Uefa) is threatening Fifa President Gianni Infantino with legal action over plans to sell off shares in the World Cup, The Telegraph reports.
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino kept his now-scrapped World Cup plans hidden from his Swedish secretary general Mattias Grafström, sources tell The Athletic.
FootballCriticism of FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino is loud and has led many to call for the Swiss to resign. Former UEFA executive Lars-Christer Olsson worked with Infantino for several years and saw up close how he was part of the power play in the football world. "That's when I understood that he couldn't be trusted," he tells TT.
FootballA couple of weeks ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino had broad support for re-election next year. The controversial World Cup plan appears to have changed everything. This will be tough for him going forward, says Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Association, to NRK.
FootballGianni Infantino has led the world’s most powerful football organization, FIFA, for more than ten years. Those years have been marked by a series of controversial proposals and decisions. The latest was to sell off parts of the World Cup and make it even more commercial, a proposal that was met with loud protests and has now forced FIFA to back down. The question now is whether Infantino still has the confidence of the football world?
FootballPlans to sell off shares of the World Cup have been scrapped by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. According to The Telegraph, UEFA now wants Infantino to resign.
FootballFIFA is withdrawing its proposal to sell shares in, among other things, the World Cup to private investors. "This proposal will not go forward," FIFA said in a statement.
FootballFIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has attacked Gianni Infantino. "This is a one-man project. FIFA staff have been misled by Infantino's lack of transparency about the plans for the scheme," Lamour said.
FootballCarlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned in protest at the federation's proposal to sell shares in its tournaments. "I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup," Cordeiro wrote in a statement.
FootballThe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) supports UEFA and Concacaf on FIFA's proposal to sell shares in its championships, it writes in a statement.
FootballThe international football federation FIFA will continue the process of consulting on the sale of shares in, among other things, the World Cup, the federation announced, saying the issue has been misrepresented. “Nobody should sell football. It is not something we would ever consider,” FIFA wrote.
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