Gianni Infantino is set to face questions from Fifa council members about his role in the abandoned World Cup commercial deal, the Folarin Balogun matter and the decision to present Donald Trump with the first Fifa peace prize. The discussion is expected to be tense when the governing body meets at its headquarters on Thursday. […]
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Gianni Infantino may have jeopardized support from several Concacaf countries whose votes he wants for his re-election bid after using a Caribbean Football Union (CFU) meeting to unveil millions of dollars in Fifa-backed regional development funding that had been held up for months. Several people present at the CFU gathering in the Dominican Republic said […]
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The Scottish Football Association will organise a “critically important” summit to examine the future direction of the country’s game. All Scottish Professional Football League clubs have received an email inviting them to the forum, scheduled for 4 September in St Andrews. According to the invitation, the association plans to explore opportunities for developing homegrown players […]
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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 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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