Jordan’s Prince Ali cites ‘blackmail’ by FIFA over unpaid prize money
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- Financial Times·5h agoGianni Infantino admits ‘mistakes’ over failed $20bn Fifa investment plan
President seeks to move on from saga that undermined world football’s governing body
Read at Financial Times → - The West Sport·5h agoEuropean leagues, great pile pressure on FIFA president
The association of European soccer leagues has called for governance reform of FIFA
Read at The West Sport → - BBC Business·6h agoInfantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors made in his controversial private investment plans.
Read at BBC Business → - Stuff NZ·11h agoEuropean soccer leagues add to pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid 'crisis' meetingRead at Stuff NZ →
- Times of India Top·15h agoFIFA 'blackmailing' members to back Infantino, alleges former vice president
Prince Ali, who heads the Jordan Football Association, said the federation has still not received the prize money for finishing runners-up in the FIFA Arab Cup held in Qatar last December
Read at Times of India Top → - Irish Times Sport·17h agoGianni Infantino calls emergency Fifa meeting as pressure mounts
Fifa accused by Jordan of using ‘blackmail’ to force support for Infantino’s re-election bid
Read at Irish Times Sport → - Bloomberg Opinion·1d agoInfantino Embodies FIFA’s Need for Structural Reform
Gianni Infantino’s recent capitulation looks like a textbook case of overreach by a leader unaccustomed to restraints on their power. The FIFA president’s plan to sell a stake in a $20 billion commercial vehicle to private investors unraveled in four days as a global backlash…
Read at Bloomberg Opinion → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoJordan FA boss makes damning ‘blackmail’ claim against FIFA president Gianni Infantino
FIFA’s ‘sad and reproachable’ crisis has deepened with the president losing support by the day - including from his own colleagues.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - Irish Independent Sport·1d agoGianni Infantino accused of blackmail as key allies turn on him ahead of FIFA crisis meeting in MoroccoRead at Irish Independent Sport →
- Rogers Media Sports·1d agoJordan’s Prince Ali cites ‘blackmail’ by FIFA over unpaid prize money
Former FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein criticized the soccer body’s leadership headed by Gianni Infantino on Tuesday, describing prize money withheld from his Jordan national team as a kind of blackmail.
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