Fifa has firmly condemned what it describes as a coordinated and persistent campaign aimed at weakening the organisation and its president, Gianni Infantino. The response came after a Daily Telegraph article, external source alleged that a woman said to have been involved with Infantino received severance money from Uefa following an affair during his time […]
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A Daily Telegraph investigation, external claims that Uefa provided a severance package to Gianni Infantino’s alleged partner in connection with their reported relationship while he served as the organisation’s general secretary. A representative for the current Fifa president reportedly said that Infantino firmly rejects the claims and considers them entirely false. Uefa, where Infantino held […]
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A convoy of dark-windowed Mercedes vehicles, escorted by police cars, arrived at Fifa’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week. Infantino had called together a small group of Fifa management board members to consider his proposal to sell a 21% stake in the organisation’s commercial and ticketing operations to a private equity company. This is […]
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“How did you become bankrupt?” one character asks another in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. “Little by little, and then all at once,” is the answer. Fifa president Gianni Infantino now appears to be undergoing a comparable collapse in his authority. Since assuming control of football’s global governing organisation in 2016, Mr Infantino […]
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Nevertheless, Conmebol said it was troubled by recurring unilateral decisions made without dialogue or the use of established institutional procedures for resolving such matters. Argentina’s football association, whose national team finished second at the 2026 World Cup, welcomed Infantino’s acknowledgement of his mistakes and subsequent apology. It said his 10 years as Fifa president had […]
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Uefa finds itself in a difficult position as it seeks a way to remove Infantino. Its most straightforward strategy was to steadily increase the pressure during the week in the hope that he would eventually resign. However, the Swiss official appears determined to remain in his role. European football remains largely isolated and has struggled […]
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Gianni Infantino has expressed regret over mistakes linked to a disputed proposal to sell shares in football competitions to private investors. He will nevertheless continue as Fifa president after senior officials endorsed his leadership at a meeting in Morocco. Infantino called members of the management board to Fifa’s African office in Rabat on Wednesday as […]
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Gianni Infantino remains engaged in efforts to secure his position after holding urgent discussions with senior officials in Rabat on Wednesday. The Fifa president, who is facing mounting pressure, has spent the past week in Morocco after joining celebrations for Throne Day, marking 27 years since King Mohammed VI took the throne. He is expected […]
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In the past few decades, Salé, situated across the river from Rabat on Morocco’s Atlantic shoreline, has changed dramatically. At the beginning of the century, it remained a rugged working-class city whose worn historic quarter was convincing enough to portray Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, in the film Black Hawk Down. Since then, however, the country’s authoritarian […]
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Gianni Infantino has called leading officials from football’s global governing organisation to talks in Morocco on Wednesday, following another day of intense criticism over his proposal to transfer Fifa’s commercial and event activities to a separate enterprise. Arsene Wenger, Fifa’s head of global football development, secretary general Mattias Grafstrom and Jordanian Football Association president Prince […]
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