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Sensible soccer: are football clubs actually signing the players they need?

In today’s Football Daily: Transfers are our business and business is booming

The Guardian - UK

Infantino wields the axe after Lamour breaks ranks inside Fifa’s fiefdom

In today’s Football Daily: there’s been a casualty at Fifa HQ

The Guardian - UK

Fifa chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan

The Fifa chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has been sacked after openly criticising Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated plan to sell parts of the World Cup to private investors

The Guardian - UK

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Two weeks that rocked Fifa: how Gianni Infantino unravelled, day by day

A fortnight ago the Fifa president looked untouchable. Now he is fighting for survival, accused of overseeing a ‘smash-and-grab scam of colossal proportions’

The Guardian - UK

Uefa planning to check if Infantino tried to sell stakes in World Cup on cheap

Uefa is planning to commission an independent valuation of Fifa’s World Cup sale plans after concerns they were undervalued

The Guardian - UK

FIFA apologises for World Cup private investment controversy

FIFA President Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting on Wednesday in Morocco following the controversy over opening up the World Cup to private investors. In a joint letter with Secretary General Mattias Grafström, he acknowledged "mistakes" and a lack of consultation. Despite the controversy, FIFA officials reiterated their "full support"…

France 24

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

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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

Fifa accused of using ‘blackmail’ to force support for Infantino’s re-election bid

The Jordan FA president has accused Fifa of ‘blackmail’, claiming it threatened to withhold financial assistance from his federation if it refused to back Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything Possible’—President Trump’s Stance on Infantino Scandal As Support Wavers

The power struggle raging around the FIFA president has taken a few more twists and turns.

Sports Illustrated

FIFA World Cup 2026 in Crisis: Can Iran Still Play in the US Amid Escalating Middle East War?

As the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup approaches, Iran's participation is in question due to rising political tensions with the US.

International Business Times UK

Iraq or UAE could take Iran’s World Cup finals spot due to Middle East crisis

Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are viewed as the most likely beneficiaries should Iran withdraw from the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Infantino gets his way but countries fear Afcon switch will hit them in the pocket

Political backbiting has led to accusations Fifa is running the show as tournament switches to four-year cycle

The Guardian - UK

Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia

The trade union ITUC-Africa had requested more oversight of World Cup 2034 projects but Fifa argued measures are sufficient and that it planned to ‘engage constructively’ on the issue

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A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain

The shamelessness of Fifa’s process was fully on show in Zurich during a display of contempt for governance, democracy, love, hope and good sense

The Guardian - UK

Arguments over concussion protocol are an ongoing headache for football

Three years of trials led to permanent concussion substitutes being added next year but not everyone in the game agrees

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