The Football Association of Ireland [FAI] has formally ended its backing for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino, while the Irish Football Association has aligned itself with Uefa’s position. On Monday, Uefa joined Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation in publishing an open letter that accused Infantino of undermining trust through misleading conduct. The dispute arose […]
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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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England defender Lucy Bronze believes that a Uefa boycott of Fifa tournaments would be the correct decision for the long-term future of football, even though it could negatively affect the women’s game. Speaking during Chelsea’s pre-season tour in New Zealand, Bronze said European players should remain committed to their principles and do what they believe […]
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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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Uefa has reinforced its warning that it could withdraw from Fifa-organised competitions, while confirming that it no longer has confidence in Gianni Infantino’s leadership. European football’s governing body said Wednesday evening’s public show of support for Infantino “changes nothing”. It added that it has received no firm guarantees that a crisis like the one seen […]
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European football associations are preparing to increase pressure on Gianni Infantino by collectively withdrawing the letters that endorsed his campaign for another term as Fifa president. Infantino’s leadership is facing a serious threat following the failure of his privately funded proposal to sell parts of the World Cup. The plan was largely derailed after Uefa […]
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Fifa and Infantino are seeking to establish a commercial subsidiary responsible for managing major competitions, including the World Cups, with outside investors permitted to acquire shares. The organisation said it would allow external parties to make minority investments without gaining control of the proposed company, Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE). Infantino has given football associations until […]
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has backed Uefa and Concacaf in rejecting Fifa’s proposal to offer private investors ownership stakes in its competitions. In a statement released on Friday, the AFC argued that the plan put forward by Fifa president Gianni Infantino was unlikely to secure the widespread agreement and unity needed for it to […]
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Following Thursday’s virtual meeting, chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa issued a statement saying that the organisation and all 55 of its member associations were united in their position. The statement said they firmly and unanimously opposed Fifa’s plan to hand ownership stakes in the World Cup and its other tournaments to private investors. A […]
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The Asian Football Confederation has criticized Fifa for threatening football’s fundamental principles by moving ahead with plans to sell World Cup stakes to private investors without first consulting the continental governing bodies. In a letter distributed to the AFC’s 47 member associations on Thursday, president Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa strongly denounced Fifa’s decision to negotiate […]
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