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Wenger and Infantino’s Deputy Grafström Condemn ‘Sad and Reprehensible’ World Cup Proposal | FIFA

August 4, 2026grace

Gianni Infantino’s standing suffered another setback after Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafström, his second-in-command, described the abandoned private investment proposal for the World Cup as a “regrettable and deeply troubling sequence of events”. Further signs that senior figures within Fifa are distancing themselves from Infantino and the unsuccessful initiative emerged on Tuesday morning, when Arsène […]

Fifa to reconsider hydration breaks for 2026 World Cup due to unpopularity, says Arsène Wenger

July 19, 2026grace

Arsene Wenger acknowledged that the hydration stoppages implemented for the 2026 World Cup have met with disapproval, and football’s governing body will assess their effects once the competition concludes. The global football authority mandated three-minute cooling pauses for every World Cup fixture taking place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, irrespective of the weather. […]

Wenger: The future of U.S. soccer is contingent upon ‘consistency’ and ‘education’ | USA

July 17, 2026grace

Arsène Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, noted that although the United States confronts many structural barriers to emerging as a genuine football powerhouse, those challenges are being tackled by the leadership of the US Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer. During a Thursday roundtable discussion with US Soccer CEO JT Batson and COO […]