U.S. Soccer Chimes in on FIFA Controversy, Opposes White House Stance The U.S. is the latest country to pick a side. Sports Illustrated · Aug 10
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 His leadership style and a withdrawn investment plan have drawn sharp criticism.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 · Aug 10
UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF target embattled Infantino in damning open letter The open letter criticised Infantino’s judgment and called on FIFA to apologise for poor leadership rather than miscommunication amid its failed attempt to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. Euronews · Aug 10
Gianni Infantino’s FIFA Future Plunged Into Doubt As Three Confederations Issue Scathing Statement The majority of FIFA’s Member Associations have now turned on the president. Sports Illustrated · Aug 10
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf will push for Gianni Infantino to resign after writing an open letter calling for ‘leadership that serves football, not seeks to command it’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
Embattled Infantino target of letter from three confederations LAUSANNE — Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) president Gianni Infantino came under renewed fire on Monday as a joint letter from three confederations -- Union of European Football Associations (Uefa), Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) -- declared football "belongs to no individual". Bangkok Post · Aug 10
Gianni Infantino receives major new blow to FIFA presidency as peers admit 'trust is broken' The wagons are circling around FIFA President Gianni Infantino once more FourFourTwo · Aug 10
🔴 FIFA: UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF slam Infantino, say football 'belongs to no individual' FIFA president Gianni Infantino came under fire again on Monday as a joint letter from three confederations – UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC – declared football "belongs to no individual". France 24 · Aug 10
DR Congo hands first prisoners back to M23 rebels under peace deal In a long-awaited operation, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday. It marks the first known prisoner transfer under a peace deal signed last year to end fighting in the eastern DRC. Radio France Internationale · Aug 7
'Several soldires raped me, felt like meat': Grave allegations rock UK's teen army school Four former female recruits have accused the UK's Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate of fostering a culture of misogyny, sexual harassment and violence, with one woman alleging she was raped by several fellow junior soldiers while she was 17 years old. The Times of India · Aug 7
Teenage recruits report rape and abuse at British Army training college Four young women say they suffered sexual abuse and harassment while attending the Army Foundation College at Harrogate The Independent UK · Aug 6
The Fifa family: which confederations could support Infantino or turn against him? The president is under increasing scrutiny following his World Cup sell-off plan. We look at each confederation’s relationship with the governing body The Guardian - UK · Aug 4
Battle lines drawn as Infantino fights to hold on to power after FIFA stake sale fiasco FIFA President Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell World Cup stakes has caused significant internal division. Influential figures are distancing themselves from the project, which has shattered Infantino's power base. Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom lamented the sad and reproachable series of events. Several European national associations have withdrawn support for… The Economic Times · Aug 4
Conor Orr Predicts All 272 Games of the 2026 NFL Season Our annual exercise going week by week through each team’s schedule to project all 32 final records and 14 playoff spots. Sports Illustrated · Aug 4
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4 Concacaf countries considering withdrawing support for under-fire Gianni Infantino The confederation which represents North America, Central America and the Caribbean is pondering its position
FourFourTwo · Aug 4 Four more nations come out in support of Gianni Infantino in addition to Qatar and Morocco Football's civil war rumbles on and has taken a twist as several nations hit back at their own confederation's opposition to the FIFA president
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3 More European countries’ FAs withdraw support for Infantino as pressure intensifies The English FA and Serbia’s have followed Wales’s and Finland’s in dropping support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid as Fifa president
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 Gianni Infantino’s ‘Appeal’ to President Trump Comes Amid Threat to ‘Paralyze’ FIFA The threat of setting up rival competitions to FIFA’s storied tournaments has even been reportedly raised.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2 Pressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election European nations are to withdraw letters of support for Gianni Infantino, with an appetite to ensure the Fifa president is quickly removed from his post
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 Five Potential Candidates to Replace Gianni Infantino As FIFA President—Ranked Gianni Infantino’s position is hanging in the balance following the collapse of his failed World Cup privatization plans.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 Why the USMNT’s Folarin Balogun World Cup Scandal Is Far From Over The future of FIFA president Gianni Infantino is wrapped up in the ongoing quest for clarity over Balogun.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 1 No go for Infantino: How Fifa's World Cup private investment plan imploded The planet's most powerful football administrator Gianni Infantino on Saturday yielded to the international collective when he pulled the plug on a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. His proposals for world football's governing body Fifa to reform its commercial operations had sparked a furious backlash.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 1 FIFA have scrapped World Cup investment plan, Gianni Infantino says FIFA “will not proceed” with plans to sell stakes in a company which would run the commercial and operational aspects of its competitions, a…
Evening Standard · Aug 1 FIFA scrap World Cup sell-off plan after backlash FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s job is left in serious doubt
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1 Football Australia and AFC welcome Fifa climbdown on World Cup sell-off plan FA chair Anter Isaac has said some principles of football ‘should never change’ after Fifa withdrew its proposal in the wake of significant backlash