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Infantino Supporter Says FIFA President Retains Majority Backing Among Football Associations | FIFA

August 18, 2026August 19, 2026grace

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 […]

FIFA: Kevin Lamour Dismissed After Criticizing President Gianni Infantino

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026grace

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. […]

Map Reveals Global Support and Opposition to FIFA President Gianni Infantino

August 11, 2026August 16, 2026grace

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 […]

Donald Trump Backs Embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026grace

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 […]

Donald Trump Warns Replacing FIFA President Gianni Infantino Would Be a ‘Terrible Mistake’

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026grace

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 […]

Gianni Infantino: FIFA Condemns Campaign to Remove President

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026grace

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 […]

Gianni Infantino: Politics, Private Flights and Influence – Inside the Life of FIFA’s President

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026grace

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 […]

Gianni Infantino: Mexico Breaks with Concacaf to Back FIFA President Alongside Argentina

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026grace

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 […]

Gianni Infantino Apologizes but Stays on as FIFA President Following Executive Meeting

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026grace

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 […]

Gianni Infantino Update: FIFA President Convenes Executive Meeting Amid Growing Criticism

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026grace

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 […]