The Latest Breaking News from Gianni Infantino

FIFA Breaks Silence After Global Backlash Over Gianni Infantino's World Cup Sell off Plan

FIFA defends its proposal for a new commercial entity amid backlash from global football associations, with European nations threatening to boycott future World Cups if the plan proceeds.

International Business Times UK · Jul 31

Voices: ‘No-one has clean hands’: Readers say football missed its wake-up call long before Fifa’s World Cup sell-off

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is furious with Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s tournaments to private investors, with many warning the sport is being sold out from under the fans who built it

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Uefa has formed a rare but fragile united front against Fifa in battle for football’s future

Emerging from this week with unity over Fifa’s World Cup sell off was quite an acheivement but Europe cannot rest on its laurels

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

FIFA hit back in early hours over controversial World Cup plans prompts boycott threat

FIFA insist they are going to go ahead with their consultation process and that 'nobody is selling football'

FourFourTwo · Jul 31

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

Asian Football Confederation rejects Fifa’s World Cup plan

Fifa is proposing to sell a 20 per cent stake in Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) to private investors.

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Does Uefa have support to block Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off? What we know

Uefa has received support from Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation following it’s decision to boycott the World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 31

FIFA, Infantino Double Down on World Cup Plan Despite Imminent Boycott Threat

Major global backlash has not yet convinced FIFA to back down.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 31

Has the World Cup been boycotted before?

Uefa has threatened to boycott all Fifa competitions over a plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Diplomacy after death at Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu sat on the same row in Washington National Cathedral this week to bid farewell to Republican US senator Lindsey Graham. But, for the two leaders, Graham’s funeral was also an opportunity for private talks at the White House with Donald…

The Conversation · Jul 31