The Latest Breaking News from Fifa

European football chiefs lose ‘confidence’ in Fifa boss

PARIS - Fifa president Gianni Infantino has lost the “confidence” of European football’s governing body after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

UEFA Offers Scathing Gianni Infantino Criticism After FIFA’s World Cup Plan Collapses

Europe’s governing body led the protests against FIFA’s divisive plan.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 1

Women’s football continues to be used as a pawn in Gianni Infantino’s Fifa tenure

With youth and senior qualifiers on the horizon, Fifa’s aborted plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women’s game

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

Uefa declares loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino as backlash to cancelled World Cup sell-off plan builds

Uefa slammed the current Fifa leadership for ‘failing to deliver’ on promises made when Infantino was elected and for the ‘shabby, backroom’ deal

The Independent UK · Aug 1

UEFA declare loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino after World Cup sell-off controversy

European nations welcome decision to abandon FFE scheme

Evening Standard · Aug 1

Gianni Infantino has ‘lost UEFA’s confidence’ as World Cup investment plan fails

UEFA release hard-hitting statement after FIFA World Cup sale plans scrapped

The National (Scotland) · Aug 1

Fifa boss Infantino scraps plan to sell off World Cup profits to private equity

Gianni Infantino, the boss of world football's governing body Fifa, caved in to international pressure on Saturday and abandoned his brainchild to sell World Cup profits to private equity.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 1

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.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 1

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Gianni Infantino has withdrawn FIFA's $20 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal less than 72 hours after its announcement, following opposition from UEFA, CONCACAF, the AFC and other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

International Business Times · Aug 1

Uefa ‘considering options’ over Infantino’s Fifa presidency after World Cup investment plan abandoned

Prime minister Andy Burnham previously said Mr Infantino was ‘the wrong man to lead the organisation’

The Independent UK · Aug 1