Two 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.
FootballThe decision to fire FIFA's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour was the final straw. Now Hungarian Sandor Csanyi, one of FIFA's vice-presidents, says he has lost confidence in president Gianni Infantino.
FootballThe chair of the Norwegian Football Association, Lise Klaveness, criticizes FIFA leaders Mattias Grafström and Gianni Infantino after Kevin Lamour was fired.
FootballFIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour criticized Gianni Infantino after the World Cup proposal. He is now leaving his role. According to Sky News, Lamour was fired by FIFA.
FootballThe day before the World Cup final, five top FIFA officials were shown President Gianni Infantino's controversial business plan. Swedish Secretary General Mattias Grafström reportedly approved the proposal, but two other officials voted no, The New York Times reports.
FootballFIFA President Gianni Infantino kept his now-scrapped World Cup plans hidden from his Swedish secretary general Mattias Grafström, sources tell The Athletic.
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