Gianni Infantino’s position as Fifa president is growing increasingly untenable with Wales and England set to withdraw their support in the Swiss-Italian after he scrapped his controversial plan to sell off sta...
Uefa has threatened legal action over Gianni Infantino's scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors.Infantino's leadership had already been publicly questioned by football's gov...
When I analysed FIFA’s finances before the World Cup kicked-off, I concluded, “FIFA’s money machine rolls on - and that seems to be what the beautiful game is all about these days.”Many would have been in agree...
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The fallout from the collapse of FIFA's plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup has escalated07:53, 03 Aug 2026UEFA has escalated its row with FIFA president Gianni Infantino by threatening legal action over h...
European countries are planning to increase the pressure on Gianni Infantino with a mass withdrawal of letters supporting his re-election as Fifa president.Infantino’s reign is in severe peril after the collaps...
A source described the FIFA President as a 'dead duck' while opponents were reportedly lining up candidates as his successor13:04, 02 Aug 2026Updated 13:05, 02 Aug 2026Donald Trump addresses his call to Infanti...
When news broke that FIFA was scrapping its commercialization plans, there was rampant celebration globally.Now, though, there is likely to be a fallout from the proposal and its driver, FIFA president Gianni I...
There is no time to dance around the subject. Gianni Infantino must stand down as Fifa president or otherwise be legally removed. No fresh chances can be made available for an official who has demolished trust ...
Infantino has officially scrapped his controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup but Uefa have declared a loss of confidence in him as Fifa president with attention turning to potential replacements
FIFA's president has officially lost the confidence of the football world, with an explosive new UEFA statement turning the screw11:45, 01 Aug 2026Gianni Infantino is facing the likely end of his FIFA presidenc...
Gianni Infantino “has lost the confidence” of Uefa following his aborted project to sell off the World Cup to private investors, European football’s governing body has said.Uefa castigated “secret schemes on fa...
Football fans have long been led to believe that they are losing control of the game they fell in love with but after Gianni Infantino’s dramatic U-turn, they have been shown that they can still make an impact
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'It's not easy' - Infantino addresses Iran, ticket prices and blocked refereeVideo credit: SNTVInfantino said that the proposal had "created divisions" that are "no longer in the interest" of the concept, and s...
Gianni Infantino has performed a rapid U-turn on his plans to sell off a share of the World Cup to foreign investors and has now explained why the plot has been binned08:17, 01 Aug 2026Updated 08:19, 01 Aug 202...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after a widespread backlash; FIFA's proposals has been greeted with fierce criticism from UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation
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William Mata wonders if Sepp Blatter was just the starter in Fifa's bottomless bucket of shame 1 Aug 2026, 06:30 | Updated: 1h ago Gianni Infantino at the 2026 World Cup. Picture: Alam...
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Football Australia and the Asian Football Confederation have welcomed Fifa’s climbdown over its failed plan to sell chunks of the World Cup to private investors, with FA chair Anter Isaac saying some principles...
European football's 55 member associations, Uefa, voted on Thursday to boycott World Cups if the plans went ahead.Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour said the governing body's own administration had bee...
FIFA has defended its controversial World Cup spin-off plan following widespread outrage, stressing that the proposed commercial subsidiary will not compromise football's governance.
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What has been happening?It has been a week that has rocked football. The news caught everyone by surprise. When reports first emerged on Tuesday afternoon that Fifa, world football’s governing body, was to laun...
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe (right) has developed a close working relationship with Fifa counterpart Gianni InfantinoByRob StevensBBC Spo...
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe (right) has developed a close working relationship with Fifa counterpart Gianni InfantinoUpdated 22 minutes a...
It was a phrase not always heard when Europe’s football associations discuss a pressing issue. “Touchingly unanimous,” was the assessment of a senior Uefa executive within moments of Thursday afternoon’s seismi...
Pressure is growing on FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino following proposals for private investment in World Cups.Carlos Cordeiro, senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned following...
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FIFA has defended its plans to sell stakes to private investors after criticism from other football governing bodies.FIFA’s proposals would see them launch a new subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) ...
FIFA has responded to the threat of a boycott from European countries by saying that "nobody is selling football", while vowing to continue with its controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
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Fifa’s contentious proposal to sell stakes in a World Cup company appears to have been dealt a decisive blow, following the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) decision to join Uefa and Concacaf in rejecting t...
FIFA’s controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company has been dealt what appears to be a fatal blow after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in rejecting it. Gianni Infan...
FIFA has defended its controversial World Cup spin-off plan following widespread outrage, stressing that the proposed commercial subsidiary will not compromise football's governance.
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FIFA’s controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company has been dealt what appears to be a fatal blow after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in rejecting it. Gianni Infan...
