The Latest Breaking News from Gianni Infantino

Michelle Kaufman: Panini stickers, protests, and Thanksgiving games: Get ready for the Qatar World Cup

MIAMI — The first sign that the 2022 World Cup is nearly upon us is the Panini display on the Walgreens counter near the cash register. And no, we’re not talking about the flat toasted sandwich.

Miami Herald · Nov 9, 2022

FIFA's former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

WEKU · Nov 8, 2022

Sepp Blatter says choosing Qatar to host World Cup was ‘a mistake’

Handing the World Cup to Qatar was a ‘mistake’ and a ‘bad choice’ according to the former Fifa president Sepp Blatter

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Gareth Southgate's crucial dilemmas speak volumes about England's World Cup chances

Gareth Southgate must decide whether to take the likes of Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Leicester's James Maddison when England fly to Qatar for the World Cup

Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022

FIFA Urges World Cup Teams to Focus on Football

FIFA's top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to focus on the game in Qatar and avoid handing out lessons in morality. A letter urging teams to “let football take center stage” was sent by FIFA president Gianni Infantino…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

Gianni Infantino, Qatar and a crack team of influencers

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino telling the world to stick to sport, basically

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

Gianni Infantino slammed for brushing Qatar human rights concerns "under the carpet"

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a letter urging countries to avoid protesting against Qatar's dreadful human rights record at the upcoming World Cup, a move that Amnesty International has criticised

Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022

Fifa rebuked over 'focus on football' message

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.

Bangkok Post · Nov 4, 2022

FIFA urges World Cup teams to ‘focus on the football’ in Qatar

FIFA asks participants to reserve judgement in the face of protests over LGBTQ issues and migrant worker rights.

Al Jazeera · Nov 4, 2022

Fifa tells World Cup teams to avoid ‘ideological or political battles’ in Qatar

The winter tournament has proven controversial since Qatar’s victorious hosting bid in 2010

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022