Uefa has initiated criminal proceedings against Fifa and its president, Gianni Infantino, concerning an abandoned proposal to sell interests in the World Cup and other tournaments to private investors. According to documents related to the case, European football’s governing body has submitted an application seeking access to evidence and records for legal action in Switzerland […]
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The Irish Football Association has called for new leadership at Fifa and confirmed that it will not support president Gianni Infantino in next year’s re-election. Infantino has faced mounting scrutiny since an unsuccessful effort to sell a 21% share of Fifa’s commercial business to a private investment firm. The proposal was abandoned following widespread opposition, […]
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The statement added: “Reform is essential. Those currently in charge have allowed power to cloud the difference between personal priorities and the interests of football. “What has happened recently means remaining silent is no longer an option.” The statement also urged everyone, from the grassroots level to the highest ranks of the sport, to unite […]
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Gianni Infantino’s dismissal of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had opposed plans to sell a stake connected to the World Cup, has strengthened resistance to the Fifa president. Attempts to remove Infantino are now expected to gain momentum in the coming days. Israel became the latest Fifa member to formally withdraw its backing for […]
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A longtime associate of Gianni Infantino has declared that he would “take a bullet” for the Fifa president, insisting that Infantino continues to enjoy strong backing from the organisation’s influential congress despite growing calls for his removal. However, Véron Mosengo-Omba, formerly Fifa’s chief member associations officer until 2021 and now head of the Congolese Football […]
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Fifa has dismissed chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, less than three weeks after he publicly condemned president Gianni Infantino’s abandoned proposal to sell interests in competitions to private investors. A Fifa representative confirmed in a statement that the organisation’s working relationship with Lamour in his role as chief operating officer ended on 17 August 2026. […]
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A number of European nations, among them England and Wales, have officially retracted the letters endorsing Infantino that were previously submitted ahead of next year’s election. Opposition to Infantino grew stronger on Monday after European governing body Uefa, North America’s Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) issued a joint letter alleging that he and […]
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US President Donald Trump has warned that removing Fifa president Gianni Infantino from office amid mounting pressure would be a “terrible mistake”. Trump expressed his support after Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation published an open letter alleging that Infantino had damaged trust “through deception” over the abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan. The […]
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US president Donald Trump has cautioned that replacing Gianni Infantino as leader of world football’s governing organisation would be a “serious error”. Infantino has faced growing criticism after his unsuccessful proposal to offer private investors shares in the men’s World Cup. Writing on his Truth Social platform early Tuesday, Trump argued that removing the Fifa […]
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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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