Gianni Infantino

FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces intense pressure to resign, with protest billboards appearing in Times Square. The backlash follows his controversial plan to sell World Cup rights to private investors.

FIFA accused the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) today (Thursday) of conducting a planned "smear campaign" against the organization's president, Gianni Infantino. The accusations come as part of an intense legal battle surrounding the abandoned attempt to sell part of the World Cup rights to private investors, a move that caused a major upheaval in the upper echelons of world...

Media outlets around the world report that the body governing European football has filed separate requests in the US for information as part of a legal proceeding it intends to advance in Switzerland against the FIFA president due to his attempt to sell the rights to the World Cup.

For years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino bought loyalty, eliminated opposition, and kept Africa in his pocket. Now, at least 15 football associations on the continent are rebelling, Europe and America are uniting against him, and the biggest threat is coming from within the house. Is this the end of the football dictator, or will the bribes save him again?

Aleksander Ceferin sharply attacks the FIFA president following the scrapped plan to sell part of the World Cup rights to private investors: "We will not allow the sale of a sport that belongs to everyone. Donald Trump? You have to be naive if you think a politician is really your friend."

FIFA announced on Monday that its Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Lamour, has ended his tenure at the organization, weeks after he publicly criticised President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in the commercial operations of tournaments, including the World Cup.

A human rights and governance organization has sent an official letter to the FIFA Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee, demanding that the incumbent president, Gianni Infantino, be declared ineligible to run in the upcoming presidential elections. The organization claims that another run by Infantino would constitute a direct violation of the organization's statutes, which limit the...

The struggle surrounding the future of FIFA President Gianni Infantino is escalating. Patrice Motsepe, FIFA Vice President and President of the Confederation of African Football, has come to the defense of the official procedure within the organization and warned against attempts to oust Infantino before the upcoming elections.

The Telegraph presented the alliance between the two in a particularly harsh light and claimed that both are interested only in money: "The Trump card is the only one left for Infantino"

In an unusual official statement, the organization attacked claims and publications against its president and clarified that it will not agree to any move that does not comply with the statutes: "Repeating a claim does not make it true."

The FIFA president wanted to turn the World Cup into a financial asset, got entangled with UEFA and the associations, and was forced to retreat. However, his move was not unusual—it just clumsily exposed what the entire football world is already doing: selling more and more of the game in the name of growth and profit.

Against the backdrop of growing calls for his resignation as FIFA president, a report in the UK claims that the European organization paid a six-figure sum to a woman with whom Gianni Infantino had an affair while he served as the organization's general secretary. UEFA confirmed that severance and tuition fees were paid but claimed it was done according to regulations in force at the time...

Lucy Bronze has become the first English female footballer to publicly express support for the possibility of boycotting the World Cup as long as Gianni Infantino serves as FIFA president: "For the sake of the future of the game and all the children who will come after us."

The Russian Football Union retains its voting rights in FIFA presidential elections, despite the suspension of its national teams from international tournaments. Gianni Infantino, currently running unopposed, has previously expressed support for reviewing the ban on Russia.

After FIFA president Gianni Infantino has faced considerable criticism recently, Norway decided today (Friday) to sharpen its tone and called for him to resign. In doing so, Norway went one step further than the football associations of England, Wales, Croatia, and Albania, all of which withdrew their support for Infantino without explicitly calling for him to resign.

Will Europe's major football teams boycott the World Cup? The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced that it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and does not rule out extreme measures. The acute crisis erupted following a secret plan by Infantino to sell stakes in the World Cup tournament to private investors.

International pressure has broken the world football leadership: following the European boycott and the wave of sharp criticism, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafström jointly published an official letter to the associations in which they expressed "sincere apologies for the mistakes" in managing the controversial plan to privatize percentages of the World Cup. The...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is fighting for his political survival and is offering Morocco an unprecedented deal. According to a report in The Times, Infantino promised the country the right to host the final match of the 2030 World Cup, provided it declares public support for him. The offer comes as the president faces sharp criticism and growing demands for his resignation following the...

Jordan Football Association President Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein has accused FIFA leadership, led by Gianni Infantino, of blackmail, claiming the organization made financial aid conditional on supporting his candidacy.

As part of a plan to establish a commercial entity, FIFA President Gianni Infantino considered opening 20% of the organization's capital to private investors. Facing harsh criticism and reports of a potential resignation, the Swiss official published a strange Instagram post praising Kylian Mbappé for his World Cup performance, which concluded on July 19.

Pressure on Gianni Infantino is reaching a new peak: according to a report in 'The Times', UEFA, CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation have joined forces to secure his removal. If he refuses to resign, a series of dramatic steps are being considered, from boycotting FIFA institutions to establishing competing international tournaments.

After the collapse of the controversial plan to sell part of the World Cup rights, Europe is formulating an unprecedented move to remove support for Gianni Infantino. According to the 'Guardian', dozens of associations may withdraw their letters of support - a step that would significantly increase the pressure on the FIFA president to end his tenure.

Infantino's secret plan promised tens of millions of dollars to small associations but sparked widespread outrage. Now, amid a wave of resignations and loss of trust, FIFA is already naming candidates to replace him.

In less than 72 hours, Gianni Infantino's ambitious plan to privatize FIFA's core assets collapsed into a major political crisis. Facing a united boycott threat from UEFA and other confederations, the FIFA president was forced to abandon the deal.

According to The Telegraph, all 55 UEFA member associations are prepared to support a vote of no confidence in the FIFA president following his attempt to sell World Cup commercial rights.

FIFA has officially announced it will not proceed with the sale of a 20% stake in its World Cup management unit following intense backlash from major football associations.

The world football governing body continues to push for the privatization of the World Cup, despite fierce opposition and boycott threats from UEFA. European football leaders are already preparing a contingency plan.

Gianni Infantino is facing a major crisis over plans to privatize World Cup ownership. UEFA and CONCACAF are threatening a boycott, demanding the cancellation of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

UEFA and 55 football associations have threatened to boycott FIFA competitions in response to Gianni Infantino's plan to privatize the World Cup and bring in private investors linked to the Trump family.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is attempting to lower tensions surrounding the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, asserting that it is merely a consultative proposal rather than a binding step. UEFA has labeled the initiative a "red line" and is considering a potential boycott of FIFA tournaments.

Gianni Infantino is promoting a new company to manage FIFA's national team events, with potential investment from Joshua Kushner's fund. UEFA is furious, calling it a "red line" and threatening a boycott.

FIFA summarized the World Cup: 675,000 hot dogs, 4.6 million soft drinks, and nearly 300,000 workers took part in the operation that lasted 39 days.

The aftermath of the World Cup held this summer in the USA, Mexico, and Canada has sparked a political controversy. Representative Jamie Raskin, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, has demanded that FIFA President Gianni Infantino testify regarding his relationship with the US President.

In an unusual and extraordinary move that has caused a huge stir in the sports world, FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a particularly sharp letter directed against critics of the World Cup.

FIFA President sent a letter to the chairman of the Argentine Football Association after the loss to Spain in the World Cup final, and complimented the players and staff for "constant work, commitment and attention to detail" — despite the events at the end of the match and the investigation opened following the confrontation.

The international organization rejected the complaint against the FIFA president in the wake of Balogun's suspension, which was canceled following the intervention of the US President: "An absurd decision"