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Uefa vice-president says Fifa sacking Gianni Infantino critic sends ‘deeply troubling message’

Lamour’s departure as Fifa’s chief operating officer was confirmed on Monday evening

The Independent UK

FIFA confirms COO Kevin Lamour has left after criticising Infantino's World Cup plans

The senior FIFA executive had warned speaking out against Infantino's controversial investment plan could cost him his job.

Euronews

Fifa’s chief operating officer leaves after scathing criticism of Gianni Infantino

Kevin Lamour had accused Infantino of ‘deceiving’ Fifa over his now-abandoned World Cup plans

The Independent UK

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Europe’s top clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott before Fifa plan collapsed

Europe’s leading clubs threatened not to participate in future Club World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand withdraws support for beleaguered FIFA chief Gianni Infantino

The Oceania Football Confederation issued its own statement on Friday, welcoming FIFA's decision to ditch the FFE investment proposal and signalling its support for Infantino.

Euronews

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

Gianni Infantino accused of ‘profound abuse of power’ by Fifpro over World Cup sell-off plan

The world players’ union said footballers’ confidence in Fifa had been ‘fundamentally broken’ by Infantino’s conduct

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UEFA may still boycott FIFA events as it says Infantino apology 'changes nothing'

"Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the FIFA President (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing," UEFA said in a statement on Thursday.

Euronews

Thursday briefing: Is this the final whistle for Gianni Infantino at Fifa?

In today’s newsletter: Global football’s governance crisis is exposing a long history structural flaws, and as federations revolt and officials resign the sport faces a reckoning at the highest level

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president

FIFA says it has apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a summit held in Morocco “reaffirmed their full support” for his presidency

The Independent UK

FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan

FIFA's leadership reaffirmed its full support for president Gianni Infantino while apologising for its handling of the now-abandoned plan to open the World Cup to private investment, acknowledging the proposal should have been managed differently after triggering a fierce international backlash.

France 24

Infantino vows to carry on as FIFA chief following crisis meeting

FIFA issued a statement late on Wednesday saying that Infantino retained the "full support" of Secretary General Mattias Grafström and members of the FIFA management board.

Euronews

Soccer: Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is holding a crisis meeting in Morocco. His proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights has collapsed amid criticism. European football body UEFA has lost confidence in his leadership. Infantino seeks to secure his position before the March election. African administrators are sending messages of support…

The Economic Times

The Fifa family: which confederations could support Infantino or turn against him?

The president is under increasing scrutiny following his World Cup sell-off plan. We look at each confederation’s relationship with the governing body

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Bangkok Post

Infantino’s problems mount inside and outside Fifa

PARIS - Pressure on Fifa president Gianni Infantino intensified on Tuesday, with opposition emerging from within world football’s governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.

The Economic Times

Infantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces growing pressure and internal dissent. His abandoned World Cup investment plan has drawn sharp criticism from within. Key figures like Arsene Wenger and Mattias Grafstrom have distanced themselves from the proposal. UEFA has threatened legal action over the opaque and flawed deal. Infantino's path to…

France 24

FIFA president Infantino's problems mount as key FIFA allies turn on him

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faced intensified pressure on Tuesday from within world football's governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment. Infantino has been swamped with criticism of his style of leadership and a previously smooth path to…

The Independent UK

Arsene Wenger breaks silence on Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan

Fifa’s chief of global development Arsene Wenger welcomes Infantino’s decision to scrap controversial proposal

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Evening Standard

Arsene Wenger breaks silence on Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan

Former Arsenal manager had faced criticism over his silence on the controversial plan

The Guardian - UK

More European countries’ FAs withdraw support for Infantino as pressure intensifies

The English FA and Serbia’s have followed Wales’s and Finland’s in dropping support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid as Fifa president

Sports Illustrated

Why FIFA Scrapped Plans for Selling the World Cup, What Comes Next

FIFA will hold presidential elections in March, when Infantino could be challenged for the first time in more than a decade.

International Business Times

FIFA Forward Enterprise Abandoned: Infantino Withdraws $20 Billion Proposal After Widespread Football Backlash

Gianni Infantino has withdrawn FIFA's $20 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal less than 72 hours after its announcement, following opposition from UEFA, CONCACAF, the AFC and other football stakeholders.

Fortune

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they're threatening to boycott the next one

UEFA nations have won 13 of 23 World Cups, but they're threatening a walkout after the sport's most profitable tournament yet.

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world

Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos with Uefa, AFC and Concacaf leading the opposition

The Guardian - UK

Infantino under huge pressure after plan for World Cup sell-off sparks resignation and rebuke

The walls started closing in on Gianni Infantino after another dramatic day that saw one of his senior advisoers resign and brought a scathing rebuke from Fifa’s own chief operating officer

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