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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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

Top FIFA executives distance themselves from Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off

Less than two weeks after overseeing one of the most financially successful World Cups in history, FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces an existential threat to his leadership as senior executives publicly turn against him and UEFA pursues legal action over…

UEFA threatens FIFA with legal action over World Cup sell-off plan

European soccer's governing body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over president Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, warning that potential evidence should not be destroyed, as the embattled…

FIFA drops World Cup private equity plan after boycott threats

FIFA abandoned its plan to sell stakes in a commercial World Cup subsidiary to private equity investors late Friday after European nations threatened to boycott the tournament and all other FIFA competitions, marking one of the most dramatic reversals in…

FIFA’s Infantino turns to Trump admin as ouster push grows

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has scheduled a private call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday morning, seeking the Trump administration's backing as he faces growing pressure to resign over his failed attempt to sell World Cup commercial…

UEFA declares loss of confidence in Infantino after he drops World Cup sale plan

UEFA and its 55 national associations have unanimously voted to boycott all FIFA competitions unless the organization abandons a plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors — a crisis that deepened on Saturday when Europe's…

FIFA scraps $20B World Cup sell-off after global revolt

FIFA's plan to sell a roughly 20% stake in its commercial operations to outside investors has collapsed following a worldwide backlash from soccer officials and internal dissent among top executives, the New York Post reported on Friday. The deal, which…

Asian confederation joins opposition to FIFA private equity plan

FIFA has pushed back against mounting opposition to its proposed private investment plan, attributing the backlash to "inaccurate media reporting" and pledging to consult all 211 member associations before any decision is taken. The response came late Thursday after UEFA…

EU lawmakers move to summon FIFA’s Infantino over World Cup investment plan

The European Parliament is preparing to summon FIFA President Gianni Infantino for a hearing over his plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, escalating a crisis that has already prompted UEFA's 55 member nations to threaten…

FIFA pushes ahead with commercial spinoff despite UEFA boycott threat

FIFA declared early Friday that it will proceed with plans to privatize its commercial operations through a new entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise, defying an unprecedented boycott threat from European football's governing body and plunging the world's most popular sport…

CONCACAF joins UEFA in rejecting FIFA World Cup stake sale

All 41 member federations of CONCACAF voted on Thursday to reject FIFA president Gianni Infantino's proposal to sell minority stakes in the World Cup to private investors, joining the 55 European associations that earlier the same day threatened a full…

World Leagues Association urges FIFA to withdraw World Cup sell-off plan

FIFA is pushing to secure private investment in its new commercial subsidiary by the end of October, according to documents obtained by the Press Association, as opposition from European football's governing body and major leagues intensifies over a proposal critics…

All 55 UEFA members vote to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan

All 55 UEFA member associations voted unanimously on Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions if president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors, plunging world soccer into its…

Blatter blasts FIFA’s $20B plan to sell World Cup stakes

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Wednesday sharply criticized the football governing body's plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to manage the World Cup, calling the tournament a cultural heritage that should not be turned into a commercial asset…

UEFA threatens boycott over FIFA’s $20B spinoff plan

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced plans on Tuesday to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise, immediately drawing fierce condemnation from UEFA and escalating tensions between world football's two most powerful bodies to a breaking point.

EU lawmakers urge FIFA probe over Trump’s role in Balogun ban reversal

Members of the European Parliament have launched a campaign demanding an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the reversal of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension, a decision that came after President Donald Trump personally called the FIFA chief…

DAZN, Canal+ win UEFA Champions League rights across Europe

European football's governing body is closing in on a new financial high-water mark as a wave of broadcasting rights deals across roughly 20 countries pushes UEFA's annual revenue past the €5 billion threshold for its men's club competitions.

Nike in exclusive talks to replace Adidas as UEFA match ball supplier

UC3, the commercial joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association, announced on Thursday that it has entered exclusive negotiations with Nike to become the official match ball provider for all UEFA men's club competitions from 2027 to 2031.…

UEFA confirms Champions League semifinal schedule

UEFA announced the match schedule for this season's Champions League semi-finals on Friday, bringing forward the publication to give clubs, fans, and broadcasters additional time to prepare for the final stages of the competition. The first legs will take place…

Italy, Sweden advance in World Cup playoff semis

Italy took a step closer to ending its World Cup nightmare on Thursday, beating Northern Ireland 2-0 in Bergamo as the UEFA World Cup playoff semifinals produced a night of high drama, upsets, and hat tricks across Europe.

Champions League quarterfinals set after round of 16 ends in Premier League carnage

The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal lineup is confirmed after two nights of drama in the Round of 16, with Real Madrid set to face Bayern Munich and defending champions Paris Saint-Germain drawn against Liverpool in a repeat of last…

UEFA says Argentina-Spain match in Qatar still on despite war

The escalating war between the United States and Israel against Iran has brought the sporting world across the Middle East to a near standstill, with football, motorsport, tennis, cricket, and badminton all disrupted by missile strikes, airspace closures, and mass…

UEFA suspends Benfica’s Prestianni ahead of Real Madrid second leg

Real Madrid will welcome Benfica to the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday for the second leg of their Champions League knockout playoff, carrying a 1-0 lead from a first leg in Lisbon that was overshadowed by allegations of racial abuse, a…