Gianni Infantino

This was a note, scribbled on a scrunched-up piece of paper, of a young football player who carried it with him until March 2025, six months before the current ceasefire was agreed, when he was killed

Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term as Uefa president

Mark Carney has 'no confidence' in Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off plan

The withdrawal is the latest blow to Infantino, with football associations in England, Wales, France, Serbia ‌and other European countries having already pulled their endorsements ahead of the election

Infantino’s FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal would have created a FIFA-controlled commercial subsidiary holding rights to competitions including the men’s and women’s World Cups and Club World Cup and allowed private investors to acquire up to 20 percent of the entity

Infantino is trying to win favour after his botched World Cup sell-off scheme led to resignation calls

Mark Carney has 'no confidence' in Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off plan

Aleksander Ceferin has been heavily critical of Gianni Infantino in the wake of his World Cup private investment plan coming to light

Infantino faced a fierce backlash over his proposal to sell a 20 percent stake in FIFA’s commercial rights, including the World Cup, to private investors

Uefa and Concacaf urge Infantino to hand over millions from Fifa’s eye-watering cash reserves

The DFB was one of the few federations not to sign a letter of support for Infantino’s re-election as FIFA president in six months’ time

The local football association has planted its flag in the camp of Gianni Infantino, the embattled Fifa president who is expected in Hong Kong for the final of the second-tier Asean Cup on October 3

The move increases the pressure on Infantino following opposition from three continental confederations to his proposal

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Democrat Jamie Raskin, the committee's ranking minority member, wrote to Infantino on 26 July announcing an investigation into "a sustained campaign" by Fifa to curry favour with US president Donald Trump

The Swiss official has found himself under sustained pressure after being compelled to scrap a proposal to bring private investors into a venture designed to oversee Fifa’s tournaments, an idea rejected by three continental confederations

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He was also the subject of criticism during the World Cup, when United States President Donald Trump thanked football’s world governing body for reversing USA forward Balogun’s red card before their crucial round of 16 match against Belgium

Infantino was in the stands speaking with Polish Football Federation President Cezary Kulesza as hosts Poland faced Argentina at the Arena Katowice

Now she’s laying out how to rebuild FIFA without him

Now she’s laying out how to rebuild FIFA without him

Last week, it filed requests in three US states seeking the disclosure of documents related to the plan from FIFA and partners, including prospective lead investor Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital firm

Joshua Kushner — the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — has expressed regret at becoming involved in the controversial plans of Fifa president Gianni Infantino to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investment

The Argentine sent shockwaves on Monday when he announced his retirement

Naturally, then, he’s been taking himself off to places where he’d expect to be greeted by somewhat friendlier faces, like in Vietnam last week

The European governing body has also taken legal steps in the United States to seek potential evidence related to the proposed $4.2 billion deal involving New York investment firm Thrive Capital Management

Italy joins growing revolt against FIFA president ahead of his reelection bid in March

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Last month, European football’s governing body and all 55 members announced plans to boycott all Fifa-sanctioned tournaments until Infantino dropped his proposal to sell off stakes in Fifa tournaments — and when “assurances have been made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.”

The identical message was shared on social media platforms by other high-profile players, including England’s double European champion Lucy Bronze and France’s 1998 World Cup-winning midfielder Emmanuel Petit

The FIFA President wished the Portuguese legend well in his quest for 1000 career goals

Uefa boss Aleksander Ceferin rules out challenging Gianni Infantino for Fifa presidency

On Saturday, Infantino posted photos on his Instagram account showing the FIFA president meeting political and soccer officials from the Dominican Republic on the sidelines of a Caribbean Football Union (CFU) youth tournament in the Punta Cana resort

The Fifa president was stopped outside a hotel in the Dominican Republic by Sky News’ US correspondent James Matthews, who challenged the under-fire leader of football’s governing body over why he had not resigned, despite calls from across the game for him to step down

Pressure is mounting on Fifa president Gianni Infantino as Uefa holds discussions regarding a broadened Nations League that would include teams outside Europe

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin, Concacaf’s Victor Montagliani and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa of the Asian Football Confederation have all made their positions clear

At age 33, Fabian Hurzeler is the fifth longest-serving coach in the Premier League — and he has only been at Brighton for two years

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The Scottish Football Association has publicly withdrawn its support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino

Infantino has lost the support of three confederations — Uefa, Comnebol and the Asian Football Confederation — but some nations have also split from their region

Fifa presidents are limited to three terms in office

Oceania declares support for Infantino in boost for Fifa president but New Zealand breaks ranks

FIFA’s proposal to sell a 20% stake in World Cup commercial rights sparked a global revolt, leading to its abandonment and a leadership crisis

Mark Carney has 'no confidence' in Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino remains defiant despite growing pressure

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Omar Artan was refused entry to the US shortly before the World Cup got underway

Now, some would gladly see her take over the leadership of soccer's international governing body from Gianni Infantino

Football federations demand independent investigation into Infantino ‘deception’

While Tebas’s remarks will surprise no one within the game, they maintain the drumbeat of criticism directed against Infantino following his determination to continue in post despite his secret and subsequently quashed plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors