Tag: Infantino
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Infantino Pledges More Funds To FIFA Members From Reserves
By Paul Joseph FIFA President Gianni Infantino has pledged to support increased financial distributions to the organisation’s 211 member associations from its estimated £4.4 billion cash reserves. Infantino made the commitment in a letter sent on Monday to FIFA’s six continental confederations, saying he would support “the greatest level of additional funding that can responsibly…
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“terrible mistake”: Trump Warns Against Plots To Unseat FIFA President Infantino
By Paul Joseph US President Donald Trump has warned against any move to unseat FIFA president Gianni Infantino, describing efforts to remove him from office as a “terrible mistake” amid mounting pressure on the football governing body’s leadership. Trump’s intervention comes after UEFA, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) accused FIFA’s leadership of breaking…
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Norway calls for Infantino to resign as Mexico, Argentina back FIFA president
By Sunday Ameh Norway’s football federation has called for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign, saying it no longer has confidence in his leadership amid growing criticism of the world football governing body. The Norwegian federation president, Lise Klaveness, made the call after a meeting on Thursday, declaring that Infantino’s time as FIFA president “should…
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FIFA Denies Reports Infantino Promised Morocco 2030 World Cup Final
By Opeyemi Adelakun FIFA has dismissed reports claiming its president, Gianni Infantino, promised Morocco the right to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final, insisting that no decision has been made on the venue for the tournament’s showpiece match. The world football governing body issued the clarification on Wednesday amid speculation that Infantino had offered…
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Infantino Bows To Pressure, Cancels Controversial World Cup Investment Plan
By Paul Joseph FIFA President Gianni Infantino has shelved plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup after the proposal triggered widespread opposition from football stakeholders, senior FIFA officials and continental football bodies. The decision marks a dramatic reversal of a plan that sought to establish a $20 billion…
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Infantino Defends FIFA, Urges Critics To ‘Meditate, Pray Or Watch Football’
By Paul Joseph FIFA President Gianni Infantino has delivered a robust defence of world football’s governing body following criticism surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup, urging detractors to “meditate, pray or watch a football match” instead of spreading what he described as “hate and false rumours.” In a lengthy message shared on his personal Instagram…