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Gianni Infantino Seeks Fourth FIFA Term Despite Revolt Over Abandoned World Cup Stake Sale

Gianni Infantino aims for a fourth term as FIFA president, facing opposition after a controversial investment proposal. UEFA and other confederations challenge his leadership amid ongoing legal disputes.

International Business Times UK · Sep 6

Infantino reiterates intention to run for fourth term as Fifa boss

Gianni Infantino, the head of world football's governing body Fifa, on Sunday redeclared his intention to continue until 2031 as the sport's most powerful executive despite calls for his resignation over his botched plan to sell a stake in Fifa competitions to private investors.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 6

Fifa in Africa: has Gianni Infantino really helped football development?

Gianni Infantino might have backed down from his proposal to sell a minority stake of Fifa to corporate investors and he may be facing a backlash from all sides, but the steady commercialisation of the game continues.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Infantino’s World Cup sell-off debacle has rocked football but Fifa’s crisis has deep and rotten roots

It has been a remarkable few days for an institution that may be irredeemable but this is a story that stretches back to a decision in 2010

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Burnham says it is ‘insane’ World Cup has not been hosted in UK since 1966

‘It makes you wonder whether the authorities at the European and global level have something against us,’ Burnham said

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Burnham: It is ‘insane’ UK has not hosted World Cup since 1966

Prime Minister says he wonders whether Fifa and Uefa have ‘something against’ UK over failure to award country hosting rights to another World Cup

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Thursday briefing: ​Is this the final whistle for Gianni Infantino at Fifa?

In today’s newsletter: Global football’s governance crisis is exposing ​a​ long history structural flaws, ​and as federations revolt and officials resign the sport faces a reckoning at the highest level

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

Could Luis Figo become the first former footballer to be FIFA president? Portuguese legend drops explosive Gianni Infantino statement

Gianni Infantino is hanging by a thread - with Luis Figo going in for the kill

FourFourTwo · Aug 5

Aleksander Ceferin installed as favourite for next FIFA president with Gianni Infantino under fire

Whether or not the UEFA president would carry enough capital worldwide is another matter, however

FourFourTwo · Aug 4

Infantino, the FIFA president under pressure after scrapped investor plan

PARIS (FRANCE) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ability to brush aside criticism and push through enlarged versions of the Club World Cup and World Cup lent him an air of omnipotence, but a failed private investor plan has left his position under threat for the first time.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4