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FIFA will continue making video games without EA

Several 'non-simulation' FIFA titles will launch later this year.

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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announces plans to create football game to rival EA Sports

EA Sports will no longer produce the "FIFA" video game series after it was announced their three-decade partnership with global football's governing body is ending

Daily Mirror

Infantino on Qatar: Migrant workers get pride from hard work

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says migrant workers gain pride from hard work while he was being questioned about workers suffering in Qatar while building World Cup infrastructure

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FIFA considering bonkers World Cup change as Gianni Infantino proposes 100 minute games

The rule change could be in place by the time the major tournament kicks off this winter in Qatar.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson slams Fifa president Gianni Infantino after missing World Cup draw

The Prime Minister has urged the Fifa chief to refrain from permitting Russian presence and participation in any future tournaments including the 2022 World Cup

Daily Mirror

Tantalising World Cup draw adds first layer of gloss to Qatar’s morally bankrupt tournament

Even if it was impossible not to be dazzled by the glamour of Fifa’s elaborate draw ceremony in Doha, it was just as impossible not to escape the politics entwined in this World Cup

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino claims biennial World Cup 'not FIFA's idea' despite backing Arsene Wenger's plans

The Fifa president has claimed that the controversial proposal to stage a World Cup tournament every two years was not something that came from football's governing body

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FIFA calls for end to Ukraine war as Russia attends annual congress in Qatar

FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks of his dismay about the conflict in Ukraine, while Russian football officials stun delegates by attending the governing body's congress in Qatar.

ABC News

What happened at the 72nd FIFA Congress in Qatar?

Human rights, the Russia-Ukraine war and biennial World Cup plans some of the issues that surfaced in Doha.

Al Jazeera

Russians hear FIFA Congress plea from Ukraine to end the war

The appearance by video of the head of Ukrainian soccer, wearing an armored vest from the streets of Kyiv, brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress

The Independent UK

Mandela, Gandhi … Infantino? Yes, it’s Fifa Congress time again

In today’s Fiver: The Human Rights World Cup, Nigeria and USA! USA!! USA!!!

The Guardian - UK

Qatar 2022 is here – a tainted World Cup barely worthy of the name

We’re here for Friday’s group stage draw but we’re here because of off-field decisions with far-reaching consequences. So as the draw makes Qatar 2022 ‘real’, is this a real World Cup?

The Independent UK

Qatar’s human rights record takes centre stage at FIFA Congress

Norway’s football chief lashes out at FIFA and Qatar while World Cup hosts, governing body point to labour reforms made.

Al Jazeera

Qatar World Cup chief bites back after criticism from Norwegian FA

Dispute over the legacy of staging the men’s World Cup in Qatar broke out on the floor of the Fifa Congress on Thursday

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Russian Football Union defends attendance at FIFA Congress

Russian football’s governing body is not suspended from FIFA, but its national teams and club sides are.

The Independent UK

Qatar’s right to stage World Cup questioned amid calls to ensure LGBTQI+ safety

FIFA has been urged to “act as a role model” in the global game.

Bangkok Post

Fifa heads for record $7bn revenues

DOHA: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) is on target to reap record revenues of US$7 billion on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football.

Daily Mirror

FIFA president Gianni Infantino sends message to Vladimir Putin amid Russia ban

Gianni Infantino, who has held the role of FIFA president since 2016, was speaking after Russia's men's football team was banned from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar amid the country's invasion of Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Fifa scolded in damning speech by Norwegian FA president before World Cup draw

The former international spoke at length at the game’s governing body not taking a tough enough initial stance on key human rights issues

Evening Standard

Russia unlikely to challenge UK and Ireland bid for Euro 2028, hints former World Cup chief Alexey Sorokin

A leading Russian football executive has claimed the country's ban from the World Cup is unfair, but hinted they would not challenge the UK and Ireland for the 2028 European Championship, suggesting a bid for Euro 2032 was more likely.

The Independent UK

Qatar divides soccer, FIFA seeks unity ahead of WCup draw

Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by autocratic governments who are often decried by human rights activists

Evening Standard

Gianni Infantino admits Qatar is ‘not paradise’ but insists he is seeing positive changes before World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino admits Qatar is “not paradise” but insists he is seeing positive changes in the country ahead of this year’s World Cup.

The Independent UK

Infantino: Qatar 'not paradise' but World Cup seeing changes

FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledges all is “not paradise” in Qatar ahead of the World Cup but he is touting changes to labor laws in the tiny Persian Gulf nation ahead of the tournament draw

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince, FIFA President Discuss Opportunities to Develop Sports Cooperation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks in Riyadh on Monday with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Discussions focused on opportunities of cooperation with FIFA and the promising opportunities to develop it. The meeting was attended by Saudi Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz…

The Guardian - UK

The world’s game, a global scandal: the struggle to be heard in football’s sexual abuse crisis

At all levels and in every corner of football, allegations of harassment and worse are being uncovered. But Fifa and the game’s authorities are ill-equipped to tackle them

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