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What comes next? Inside Fifa’s grand plan after Club World Cup

CLUB WORLD CUP 2025: Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been delighted with how the revamped Club World Cup has gone, writes Miguel Delaney, but he has no intention of stopping there, with even bigger plans already afoot

The Independent UK

As Club World Cup hands out riches, a plan is needed for those left behind

With the top-level juggernaut careering away the majority of Europe’s clubs need help and should be better rewarded for players they develop

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming

IN FOCUS: As the ‘King of Soccer’ launches his Club World Cup alongside Donald Trump, opponents to the Fifa president are wondering whether he has pushed his power too far, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

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How Infantino embraced Trump and the Club World Cup as a political football

CLUB WORLD CUP 2025: Fifa’s new tournament has been divisive and Miguel Delaney outlines how it could reshape football’s future and where the power ultimately lies

The Independent UK

Uefa mutiny brewing as rebels plot challenge to Aleksander Ceferin’s presidency

Andriy Shevchenko and even Michel Platini have been mentioned as potential successors amid discontent with Ceferin’s reign

The Independent UK

PSG 2.0 have potential to dominate but young stars could be lured away

Despite Champions League triumph, the likes of Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola may not stay put in Paris

The Guardian - UK

How PSG’s ‘kingmaker’ seized chance to reshape football’s future

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2025: As Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Inter Milan in the Champions League final, Miguel Delaney examines how the French club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who pioneered the sport padel, stepped up after the fallout of the Super League

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UEFA apologises to Spurs after running out of Europa League winners’ medals

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The Independent UK

Uefa apologises to Spurs players after medal shortage at trophy ceremony

Uefa has offered its ‘sincerest apologies’ after a clutch of Tottenham players were left without Europa League winners’ medals as Spurs claimed their first trophy in 17 years

The Guardian - UK

Son Heung Min left empty-handed after Uefa run out of Europa League medals for Tottenham

The Spurs captain, alongside teamates Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur, was left without a medal initially after Uefa ran out before the Europa League trophy lift at the San Mames

The Independent UK

Concacaf president joins chorus opposing 2030 World Cup expansion to 64 teams

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin was another to criticise the idea of further expansion

The Independent UK

Ceferin gives little away over Uefa future while Infantino has wind in his sails

Uefa’s president could yet do a volte-face and run for office in 2026 as he enjoys success of the new-look Champions League

The Guardian - UK

A 64-team World Cup would be a bad idea – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says a 64-team World Cup in 2030 would be a “bad idea” for European nations and for the tournament itself.

The National (Scotland)

‘Strange and surprising’: UEFA chief dismisses 64-team World Cup idea

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says a 64-team World Cup in 2030 would be a “bad idea” for European nations and for the tournament itself.

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‘Not a good idea’: Uefa president Ceferin hits out at 64-team World Cup proposal

The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has hit out at a proposal to expand the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams

The Independent UK

Russia and the problem with international football bans

As Russia remain suspended by Fifa, the Palestine Football Association has proposed a suspension of Israel, with the global game mixing football and politics

The Guardian - UK

Russia still wields huge influence inside Ceferin’s Uefa despite bans

Alexander Dyukov and his fellow Putin-backed officials’ continuing role has largely been ignored

The Guardian - UK

Uefa president Ceferin makes outspoken intervention on European politics

The president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin, has made an outspoken intervention in European politics, saying ‘freedom of speech no longer exists’

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The Independent UK

Why is so much of football’s power in the hands of ‘two random men’?

IN FOCUS: Football’s lack of democracy is under the spotlight after the bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups was left with single candidates. As Miguel Delaney writes, it mirrors the executive president structure at the top of the game

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'Players with highest salaries complaining' - UEFA chief hits out at player strike threats

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has hit out at players who have threatened to strike over concerns of fixture overload

The Independent UK

Raft of European nations urge Aleksander Ceferin to stay as Uefa president amid EU scrutiny

Ceferin has given a series of mixed messages on the issue of whether he will remain beyond his current term – at what is a critical moment for the European game

The Independent UK

The new Champions League sets up a high-stakes game in football’s ‘turning point’

As the competition’s new format gets underway this week, there is a lot more at stake than who lifts the trophy at the end of the season

The Guardian - UK

Hate the new Champions League format? Embrace change and, er, open your mind

Football fans don’t really like change, and a 36-team table and playing eight teams instead of three certainly counts as that

The Independent UK

Uefa reduces cap on Champions League ticket prices in boost for travelling fans

Away supporters will now pay a maximum of £50 for a ticket in the competition

Evening Standard

UEFA announce Champions League rule change in boost to Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City fans

Lower cap for away fans’ tickets confirmed ahead of new league phase

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