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Infantino loses home nation’s backing for FIFA presidency
Gianni Infantino has lost the backing of his home football federation. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) said on Wednesday that it was withdrawing its support for his bid for another term as FIFA president, citing concerns about leadership and integrity…
FIFA chief hired Sorrell’s agency for reelection campaign using organization’s funds, Post reports
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has secretly hired Sir Martin Sorrell's digital agency Monks to run a targeted online campaign aimed at shoring up support ahead of next March's presidential election, funding the effort through FIFA's own accounts, the New York…
Europe’s top leagues call for FIFA reform amid World Cup sell-off fallout
FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledged a "culture of dialogue" on Thursday as Europe's most powerful leagues added their voices to a growing chorus demanding governance reform at world soccer's governing body, two months after his secretive plan to sell stakes…
FIFA’s Infantino vows openness after World Cup sell-off crisis
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday he is committed to a "culture of dialogue" at world soccer's governing body, two months after his now-abandoned $4.2 billion plan to sell World Cup commercial rights provoked the organization's deepest crisis in over…
Belgium won’t back Infantino’s FIFA reelection over Balogun red-card controversy
The Belgian football federation announced Monday it will not support FIFA President Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election, citing unresolved transparency concerns over the handling of Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension at the 2026 World Cup and broader governance failures.
FIFA to cover Infantino’s legal costs in World Cup sale fallout
Josh Kushner, the New York-based investor who was set to be the anchor partner in FIFA's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, said he regrets getting involved in the deal that has plunged global soccer into crisis…
Kushner expresses regret over failed FIFA World Cup sell-off plan
Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner has spoken publicly for the first time about his role in the failed effort to sell a stake in a new FIFA commercial subsidiary, saying he and his firm "failed to appreciate the political dynamics of…
Infantino took private jets from Putin’s Russia and Qatar, leaked FIFA probe shows
The Telegraph News Corp on Sunday published previously unreported details of a 2016 FIFA ethics investigation into President Gianni Infantino, revealing he accepted seats on private jets provided by Vladimir Putin's Russian government and the Emir of Qatar within months…
UEFA says World Cup boycott threat worked, pursues criminal case against Infantino
UEFA vice president Laura McAllister declared the European federation's threat to boycott the FIFA World Cup a success, saying the standoff over FIFA's plan to sell off parts of its marquee competition to private investors achieved its goal.
UEFA files for criminal case against FIFA’s Infantino over World Cup sell-off
European football's governing body escalated its war with FIFA on Thursday, filing court documents in the United States as it prepares a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his failed plan to sell a stake in the World…
Infantino sought $250M for U-15 World Cup without telling FIFA Council
FIFA President Gianni Infantino solicited more than $250 million in private investment proposals for a proposed Under-15 World Cup without informing the FIFA Council, according to The Athletic. The revelation adds another layer of controversy to Infantino's tenure, which has…
UEFA drops FIFA boycott threat over World Cup sell-off
UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving binding assurances that Gianni Infantino's plan to sell private stakes in the World Cup will not be revived, according to the Associated Press and multiple reports…
World Cup winners demand reform at FIFA, call Infantino ‘blinded by power’
A coalition of former international soccer stars, including World Cup winners and FIFA-designated legends, issued a joint statement on Monday demanding immediate reform at FIFA, accusing President Gianni Infantino of being "blinded by power" and calling for structural changes that…
UEFA chief rules out FIFA presidency bid, demands Infantino resign
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has declared he will not seek the FIFA presidency but warned Gianni Infantino that he must either resign or face a challenger when elections take place in Rabat, Morocco, next March. The comments, made in an…
Six Nordic nations declare no confidence in FIFA chief Infantino
Six Nordic football associations declared on Sunday that they have "lost confidence" in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, issuing a joint statement that deepens the crisis engulfing world football's governing body over a failed plan to sell a stake in the…
CONCACAF chief asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis
CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has formally asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino to stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend, warning that his presence would "undermine" the children's matches amid a deepening governance crisis at…
FIFA fires COO who accused Infantino of deception
FIFA confirmed on Monday that chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has left the governing body, the latest fallout from president Gianni Infantino's abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. The departure came on the…
European clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott over FIFA sell-off plan
European clubs threatened to pull out of future editions of the FIFA Club World Cup unless president Gianni Infantino scrapped his FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, according to a report published on August 15 by The Guardian and cited by Anadolu…
Six Arab soccer federations back Infantino amid FIFA crisis
Six heads of Arab national football associations issued a joint statement on Thursday declaring their full support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, even as the Football Association of Ireland became the latest body to withdraw its backing amid a deepening…
BBC tally shows 124 FIFA members oppose Infantino
A new analysis by BBC Sport has mapped the positions of all 210 FIFA voting member associations toward president Gianni Infantino, revealing a deeply fractured global football community. The tally shows 73 associations still backing Infantino, 124 opposed, and 13…
Trump warns FIFA against ousting Infantino amid World Cup sales crisis
President Donald Trump inserted himself into a growing crisis atop world soccer on Monday, warning that FIFA would make a "terrible mistake" if it moved to oust president Gianni Infantino, who faces mounting pressure from three major confederations over a…
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC discuss rival tournaments to challenge FIFA
Three of football's most powerful regional governing bodies have begun preliminary discussions about organizing rival international tournaments to those run by FIFA, escalating a crisis that threatens to fracture global football governance.
UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF accuse Infantino of ‘deception’ over World Cup stake sale
Three of football's most powerful confederations launched their sharpest attack yet on FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday, accusing him of breaking trust "through deception" and calling for an independent investigation into his handling of a now-abandoned plan to sell…
FIFA denounces ‘concerted effort’ to oust Infantino
FIFA on Saturday issued a forceful statement condemning what it described as "a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine" the organization and its president Gianni Infantino, as a leadership crisis that began with a failed privatization scheme continues…
Norway calls on FIFA’s Infantino to resign as Europe’s boycott threat holds
Norway's soccer federation on Friday formally called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign, escalating a leadership crisis that has split global football into warring camps after his failed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Rights groups demand FIFA overhaul amid leadership crisis
A coalition of human rights organizations led by Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on FIFA to implement sweeping governance reforms, arguing that the world football body's ongoing leadership crisis exposes…
FIFA executives faced midnight ultimatum on World Cup sale
On the eve of the World Cup final, five of FIFA's most senior officials were summoned to a hastily arranged meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan and told they had until midnight to approve a plan that would…
UEFA upholds World Cup boycott despite Infantino apology
European football's governing body declared on Thursday that its 55 member associations remain committed to boycotting FIFA competitions, dismissing FIFA president Gianni Infantino's apology and the backing he received from senior staff at a crisis meeting in Morocco as insufficient…
FIFA leaders reaffirm support for Infantino at crisis meeting in Morocco
FIFA said on Wednesday that its leadership reaffirmed "full support" for President Gianni Infantino at a crisis meeting with senior officials in Rabat, Morocco, as the embattled head of world soccer's governing body sought to shore up his position amid…
Infantino holds crisis meeting as FIFA World Cup stake sale fallout deepens
FIFA President Gianni Infantino held an emergency meeting with senior officials in Salé, Morocco, on Wednesday as the fallout from his abandoned plan to sell commercial rights to the World Cup deepened, with Portugal great Luís Figo joining a growing…