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Gianni Infantino Seeks Fourth FIFA Term Despite Revolt Over Abandoned World Cup Stake Sale

Gianni Infantino aims for a fourth term as FIFA president, facing opposition after a controversial investment proposal. UEFA and other confederations challenge his leadership amid ongoing legal disputes.

International Business Times UK

Infantino reiterates intention to run for fourth term as Fifa boss

Gianni Infantino, the head of world football's governing body Fifa, on Sunday redeclared his intention to continue until 2031 as the sport's most powerful executive despite calls for his resignation over his botched plan to sell a stake in Fifa competitions to private investors.

Radio France Internationale

Fifa in Africa: has Gianni Infantino really helped football development?

Gianni Infantino might have backed down from his proposal to sell a minority stake of Fifa to corporate investors and he may be facing a backlash from all sides, but the steady commercialisation of the game continues.

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Gianni Infantino Threatened With End of FIFA President Reign by Leaked Letter

One of FIFA’s strongest opponents has argued that Infantino should be considered an ineligible candidate for March’s elections.

Sports Illustrated

SFA warned taking on ‘vengeful’ FIFA president could cost Scottish football millions

The SFA have been warned that falling foul of "vengeful" UEFA president Gianni Infantino could end up costing Scottish football millions…

The National (Scotland)

What next for beleaguered FIFA president Infantino?

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces significant opposition from several confederations. His leadership style and a withdrawn investment plan have drawn sharp criticism. European, North American, and Asian football bodies have openly targeted Infantino's approach. Supporters, including African and South American bodies, remain largely behind the embattled president. The upcoming presidential…

The Economic Times

Sepp Blatter lecturing Gianni Infantino is embarrassing for him, for FIFA and for football

The former FIFA President’s constant digs at his successor is a sad reflection of the state of the game

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Infantino’s World Cup sell-off debacle has rocked football but Fifa’s crisis has deep and rotten roots

It has been a remarkable few days for an institution that may be irredeemable but this is a story that stretches back to a decision in 2010

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says it is ‘insane’ World Cup has not been hosted in UK since 1966

‘It makes you wonder whether the authorities at the European and global level have something against us,’ Burnham said

The Independent UK

Burnham: It is ‘insane’ UK has not hosted World Cup since 1966

Prime Minister says he wonders whether Fifa and Uefa have ‘something against’ UK over failure to award country hosting rights to another World Cup

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Is this the final whistle for Gianni Infantino at Fifa?

In today’s newsletter: Global football’s governance crisis is exposing a long history structural flaws, and as federations revolt and officials resign the sport faces a reckoning at the highest level

The Guardian - UK

Could Luis Figo become the first former footballer to be FIFA president? Portuguese legend drops explosive Gianni Infantino statement

Gianni Infantino is hanging by a thread - with Luis Figo going in for the kill

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Aleksander Ceferin installed as favourite for next FIFA president with Gianni Infantino under fire

Whether or not the UEFA president would carry enough capital worldwide is another matter, however

FourFourTwo

Infantino, the FIFA president under pressure after scrapped investor plan

PARIS (FRANCE) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ability to brush aside criticism and push through enlarged versions of the Club World Cup and World Cup lent him an air of omnipotence, but a failed private investor plan has left his position under threat for the first time.

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Euronews

A history of own goals: Gianni Infantino's timeline of FIFA controversies

Europe's national teams have threatened to boycott the FIFA World Cup if Gianni Infantino pushes ahead with his controversial plan to privatise the tournament. Euronews Culture looks back at what brought the world of football under FIFA to breaking point.

The National (Scotland)

The Donald Trump World Cup may have been averted - but Gianni Infantino has got to go

The threat of a UEFA boycott should end plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors - but FIFA president Gianni Infantino has got to…

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino’s big World Cup sale and Fifa’s race to the bottom line

In today’s newsletter: Fifa and an investment idea so egregious, even Sepp Blatter is chiming in

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | FIFA’s Latest Scheme Is Shameful Even by Its Low Standards

The plot to sell the World Cup is another stain on the organization’s already tattered reputation.

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The Independent UK

Will there be a World Cup boycott? Infantino’s deal with Trump empire pushes football to the brink

IN FOCUS: Senior figures in European football will discuss a boycott after Gianni Infantino revealed plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup, reports Miguel Delaney, but amid the outrage, will the federations have the courage to front up to Fifa?

International Business Times UK

Sepp Blatter Slams Gianni Infantino for Selling FIFA to Investors Close to Donald Trump Inner Circle

Sepp Blatter says FIFA's close Trump–Infantino ties have 'reached a financial dimension' damaging football, warning: 'No one has the right to sell our game.'

The Independent UK

Sepp Blatter urges football to kick out Gianni Infantino as Fifa president after World Cup ‘lost its credibility’

Ex-Fifa president Blatter has heavily criticised his successor Infantino over controversies at the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

‘Reclaim football’: Sepp Blatter joins La Liga chief in call for Gianni Infantino to resign

Sepp Blatter has joined the attack on Gianni Infantino, his successor as the Fifa president, while Javier Tebas has criticised the lack of an opposition candidate next year

The Conversation

Fifa president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies

As President Donald Trump presented the World Cup trophy to Spain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the man in charge of world football’s governing body, Fifa, seemed untouched by the competition’s controversies.

The Guardian - US

Concacaf whistleblower Mel Brennan: ‘Fifa survived Blatter and Warner. It will survive Infantino too’

Former Concacaf executive and whistleblower Mel Brennan says football’s governance remains opaque despite the post-2015 promises of reform

The National (Scotland)

This US World Cup controversy exposes the corruption of the beautiful game

THERE was a wave of relief throughout the football world on Tuesday when Belgium defeated the USA 4-1 in their last-16 knock-out game in the World…

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