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AFC joins critics of FIFA private investment plan

UEFA members will not take part in any FIFA competition until the controversial private investment plan is dropped, while the AFC have joined the criticism.

AAP · Jul 31

Football Australia and Fifa’s controversial World Cup sell-off plans – explained

FA is yet to formalise a position after being advised by the Asian Football Confederation to await further details

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

'Football Is for the People': Nigel Farage Backs UEFA and Demands FIFA's Gianni Infantino Resign

Nigel Farage has called for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign, backing UEFA in a fresh row over football governance and World Cup plans.

International Business Times UK · Jul 30

Players to receive minimum 10-game ban if found guilty of discrimination in tougher FA rules

This strengthens previous guidelines, which recommended six to 12 games for aggravated breaches

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Fifa wants more money for its members but that does not guarantee investment

Asia and Africa are bastions of support for Gianni Infantino but Fifa’s money has not always been well spent in the regions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Sixty years on: Was England's 1966 winning XI destiny, fate, or a chance affair?

It's a team ingrained in memory, but was it always destined to be that way? Sixty years on from that Wembley triumph, Paul Simpson explains how chance moulded Sir Alf Ramsey's legends of '66

FourFourTwo · Jul 30

FA want more details on FIFA World Cup investor plan

FIFA members have been given a deadline to accept a one-off payment that will open the way for a project to involve private investors in the World Cup.

AAP · Jul 30

Football Australia pleads for more time to digest Fifa’s controversial World Cup plans

FA has resisted immediate criticism of Gianni Infantino as it awaits more information to ‘properly assess’ the implications of the privatisation push

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

Fifa’s share sale plan alarms sporting world

PARIS - A proposal by Fifa to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary has sparked disbelief and outrage globally. A sampling of the reaction:

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Inside rogue agent Gianni Infantino’s secret plan to sell off the World Cup

IN FOCUS: Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew about his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney – and were angered when the news emerged

The Independent UK · Jul 29