Infantino claims to have support of 'vast majority' of world football IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 24
Gianni Infantino makes ‘vast, vast majority’ claim amid FIFA pressure Infantino believes he has the support of the “vast, vast majority” of footballing nations as he seeks re-election as head of the game’s world governing body. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24
Infantino says he's supported by 'vast, vast majority' of soccer ahead of FIFA elections FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has the backing of the “vast, vast majority” of soccer despite his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup The Independent UK · Oct 24
Gianni Infantino laughs in the face of critics and claims ‘vast majority’ support him Infantino’s hopes of re-election received a significant boost this week when the Asian Football Confederation performed a U-turn and announced its support for him The Independent UK · Oct 24
Asian Football Confederation backs Infantino for Fifa presidency in major U-turn IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 23
Carrick delivers extraordinary monologue defending United; Dortmund take on the influencers: football – as it happened Michael Carrick started his press conference with a 5m27s monologue – revisit that and all the football news and comment The Guardian - UK · Oct 23
Gianni Infantino handed major boost after Asian football chief backs Fifa president for re-election The under-fire Fifa president has a crucial ally in AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa after a turbulent few months following the controversial, but now-scrapped, $4.2bn World Cup sell-off plan The Independent UK · Oct 23
Gianni Infantino is endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation for another term as FIFA president The head of the Asian Football Confederation says the body is endorsing Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president The Independent UK · Oct 23
Trump’s Fifa peace prize was a sham. A reimagined award can still have meaning The first awarding marked the apex of Gianni Infantino’s hubris. A new version could highlight the good in the world of soccer The Guardian - US · Oct 22
Fifa call out ‘concerted effort to undermine’ Gianni Infantino after apology from The Times Fifa’s president remains under scrutiny following a proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private partners The Independent UK · Oct 20
Fifa responds to Uefa’s demand for answers over Gianni Infantino scandals IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 20
Fifa says it will answer Uefa questions over Infantino controversies, but won’t say when Uefa has called on Fifa to answer a series of questions around Infantino’s controversial World Cup investor plan, US President Donald Trump’s influence, and a host of other topics The Independent UK · Oct 20
Football Australia chair Anter Isaac dismisses recent Fifa ructions as ‘growing pains’ The FA chair has backed the direction of Fifa under Gianni Infantino by playing down concerns around the controversial World Cup privatisation push The Guardian - AU · Oct 20
Uefa sets Fifa deadline for answers on Gianni Infantino controversies Infantino is facing intense scrutiny ahead of March’s Fifa presidency election The Independent UK · Oct 19
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 Uefa demands Fifa releases documents relating to World Cup sell-off scheme The European governing body has given Fifa a two-week deadline to release key material in a letter which also addresses other controversies including the Folarian Balogun affair, peace prize and relations with Donald Trump
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16 Watford, a ‘fake news’ sacking and an apology to Elton John In today’s Football Daily: fun and games at Vicarage Road
The Independent UK · Oct 16 Trump could hold Fifa’s Peace Prize forever as Infantino’s award faces scrap A review into the Fifa Peace Prize will be conducted by Fifa’s Football Social Responsibility Committee and is set to be delivered at the next meeting of the Fifa Council
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16 Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore Donald Trump is likely to end up as the only political leader awarded the Fifa peace prize after Gianni Infantino was told to make major changes or scrap it
Radio France Internationale · Oct 15 Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at Fifa meeting over World Cup plan Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project.
The Independent UK · Oct 15 At showdown FIFA meeting, Infantino apologizes for World Cup furor but leaves critics unhappy Gianni Infantino has given an apology to his toughest critics at a showdown meeting in Zurich but no new details or documents on FIFA issues that most concern them
The Independent UK · Oct 15 FA chair says Gianni Infantino is 'not fit to be Fifa president' after marathon meeting IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 15 Gianni Infantino apologises for World Cup sell-off plan, but told he’s ‘not fit to be Fifa president’ FA chair Debbie Hewitt received ‘no new information’ to change her position during the three-and-a-half hour meeting and said Infantino had still not answered the questions from his critics
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15 President Trump Gets His Lasting World Cup Legacy With Proposed Rule Change A repeat rampant controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun’s red card for the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup could be prevented at the next FIFA council session.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15 Apologetic Infantino ‘not fit’ to lead Fifa, claim European FA heads after meeting European football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to stand against Gianni Infantino in next year’s Fifa presidential election
The Independent UK · Oct 14 Fifa poised for rule change to avoid Folarin Balogun scandal repeat Folarin Balogun’s World Cup ban was suspended after Donald Trump revealed he called Gianni Infantino over the red card