FIFA 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.
FootballTwo top figures in African football are said to have sounded out FIFA Secretary General, the Swede Mattias Grafström, about whether he might consider running against the scandal-plagued Gianni Infantino in the upcoming presidential election.
FootballNew Zealand (NZF) is withdrawing its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in a move that has angered the Oceania confederation, which continues to back Infantino despite his controversial plan to sell shares of the World Cup to private investors.
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino and Swedish Secretary General Mattias Grafström apologized for the botched World Cup plan, while FIFA warned that the federation would not tolerate "attacks on its integrity."
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.
FootballSaudi Arabia's road to the World Championship 2034 goes via, for example, the US Virgin Islands – a blacklisted tax haven with one of the world's worst national teams. The Saudis have 44 cooperation agreements with mainly poor football associations that have voting rights within Fifa.
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