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Chelsea, England Star Backs UEFA Boycott As Pressure Mounts on Gianni Infantino

The under-pressure FIFA president is making enemies at every turn.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 8

Lise Klaveness, the Norwegian thorn in Infantino's side

Lise Klaveness, Norway's football chief, has become a vocal critic of FIFA's current leadership. She has publicly called for Gianni Infantino's resignation due to governance concerns. Klaveness is now being considered a potential successor to Infantino if he steps down. However, significant obstacles exist for her candidacy, particularly outside Europe.…

The Economic Times · Aug 8

Infantino denies secret six-figure payment to alleged lover

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The Independent UK · Aug 8

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 · Aug 7

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 · Aug 7

The great Infantino divide: Who is for and against the controversial FIFA chief?

The Norwegian Football Association has called for Infantino to resign while Mexico and Argentina have come out in support of the beleaguered FIFA boss.

Euronews · Aug 7

The Guardian view on Gianni Infantino: in the interests of the game he professes to love, he should go

Editorial: The Fifa president’s attempt to brazen out the storm, after attempting to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity, adds insult to injury

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

It must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicated

I can’t pass up the moment the Reform leader celebrates his byelection victory against ‘the establishment’ – a man with a dustbin on his head

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

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 · Aug 7

US pledges $1 billion security aid to Colombia as Trump-endorsed president takes office

The US State Department announced late Friday that President Donald Trump's ​administration plans to provide $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as the country's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn into office. De la Espriella, who calls himself "The Tiger", vowed to "defeat narco-terrorists" in his…

France 24 · Aug 7