FIFA Crisis (Live Updates): Kushner-Backed Deal In Peril As CONCACAF Rejects Plan
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- Guardian Sport·2h agoPressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election
European nations to withdraw letters of support for Fifa president Appetite to ensure Infantino is quickly removed from post European countries are planning to tighten the pressure on Gianni Infantino with a mass withdrawal of letters supporting his re-election as Fifa…
Read at Guardian Sport → - DAWN·13h agoFIFA chief Infantino's position looks unacceptable, head of European leagues says
Gianni Infantino’s position as FIFA president looks untenable following his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup’s commercial rights, the head of Europe’s professional football leagues said on Sunday. Claudius Schaefer, whose organisation represents 53 professional men’s…
Read at DAWN → - The Conversation AU·18h agoFIFA and Infantino face an uncertain future as leading soccer nations fight for change
After one of the most turbulent and controversial few days in the history of world soccer, the future of FIFA and its leader Gianni Infantino are under intense scrutiny. FIFA’s proposal to create a new commercial entity, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), collapsed after an…
Read at The Conversation AU → - The Hindu Top·21h agoWhy did FIFA scrap its World Cup stake sale? | Explained
What was FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup? What would FIFA’s member associations have gained? Who opposed the proposal and why? Has FIFA faced similar resistance before? How did Gianni Infantino respond to the pushback?
Read at The Hindu Top → - Daily Mail News·1d agoHumiliated FIFA president Gianni Infantino admits defeat in controversial plot to sell the World Cup in embarrassing U-turn - now he is in a fight to save his job
While it appears the FIFA president will fight on to save his job, the Swiss football administrator has abandoned his proposal to sell £3.1billion in shares in FIFA tournaments to private investors.
Read at Daily Mail News → - Geo News·1d agoFIFA officials plot to oust Gianni Infantino: 'kill the monster'
FIFA officials plot to oust Gianni Infantino: 'kill the monster' FIFA President Gianni Infantino is on the verge of losing his job after a controversial plan to privatise the FIFA World Cup failed and he lost support from major football associations including UEFA. According to…
Read at Geo News → - Guardian AU Headlines·1d agoWomen’s football continues to be used as a pawn in Gianni Infantino’s Fifa tenure | Suzanne Wrack
With youth and senior qualifiers on the horizon, Fifa’s aborted plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women’s game Despite not having been deemed worthy of more than a single mention in Fifa’s 25-page sales deck to its 211 member…
Read at Guardian AU Headlines → - The Journal·1d agoThe 9 at 9: Saturday
Fifa scraps plan to allow private investment in World Cup, at least nine killed in Kyiv, and Belfast native Bev Craig becomes Manchester mayor
Read at The Journal → - The42·1d agoFifa scraps plan to allow private investment in World Cup following fierce backlash
The beleaguered Infantino said he would focus now on restoring harmony while continuing to grow the game.
Read at The42 → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoFIFA president Gianni Infantino abandons divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity
A statement has been issued but accusations are flying and it maybe too late.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - Financial Times·1d agoFifa abandons controversial $20bn stake-sale plan after global backlash
Gianni Infantino says it was ‘clear’ project created divisions not in interest of organisation’s initial objective
Read at Financial Times → - The West Sport·1d agoFIFA scraps World Cup investment plan after UEFA backlash forces Gianni Infantino to back down
FIFA's governing body has dramatically backed down on its multi-billion-dollar World Cup investment plan after fierce opposition from UEFA.
Read at The West Sport → - ABC News Top·1d agoFIFA says it's not moving forward with controversial World Cup sell-off plan
The move came after Europe's governing body for football said it would boycott the World Cup over the plan.
Read at ABC News Top → - DW News EN·1d agoFIFA plans: Infantino under pressure as senior advisor quits
After regional football federations condemned FIFA plans for private investment, Carlos Cordeiro, senior advisor to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, tendered his resignation.
Read at DW News EN → - Irish Independent Life·2d agoFootball has spoken — worldwide rejection of Fifa proposal means Gianni Infantino must goRead at Irish Independent Life →
- Irish Times Sport·2d agoGavin Cooney: Infantino’s World Cup plot looks headed for the scrapheap. He might follow it
Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished
Read at Irish Times Sport → - Al Jazeera·2d agoFIFA COO Lamour says staff deceived over Infantino’s World Cup plan
Senior FIFA executive, Kevin Lamour, says staff were deceived over President Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan.
Read at Al Jazeera → - BBC Top Stories·2d agoIs The World Cup For Sale?
Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa says Burnham as criticism grows.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - The News Biz PK·2d agoUK minister declares FIFA's World Cup sale plan is collapsing amid boycott threats
UK minister declares FIFA's World Cup sale plan is collapsing amid boycott threatsBritish Finance Minister John Healey stated that FIFA's controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup is collapsing following fierce, coordinated pushback from European football authorities…
Read at The News Biz PK → - Guardian Business·2d agoUefa have formed a rare but fragile united front against Fifa in battle for football’s future | Nick Ames and Matt Hughes
Emerging from this week with unity over Fifa’s World Cup sell off was quite an acheivement but Europe cannot rest on its laurels It was a phrase not always heard when Europe’s football associations discuss a pressing issue. “Touchingly unanimous,” was the assessment of a senior…
Read at Guardian Business → - City A.M.·2d agoFifa crisis: Uefa exec Nasser Al-Khelaifi ‘not interested’ in ousting Infantino
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the Paris Saint-Germain president and high-ranking Uefa executive, has no interest in leading a Fifa coup against Gianni Infantino, according to his camp. Infantino’s future as Fifa president has been plunged into doubt by the civil war triggered by plans to…
Read at City A.M. → - Irish Examiner Sport·2d agoInfantino dealt another blow after damning Asian rejection of Fifa plan
Fifa had released a statement this morning saying it would push ahead despite opposition
Read at Irish Examiner Sport → - The Hindu World·2d agoFIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal despite opposition from UEFA
FIFA said in a statement that all of its member associations should have a chance to consider the plan; "Nobody is selling football," it said
Read at The Hindu World → - Deadline Hollywood·2d agoFIFA’s American Confederation Joins European Soccer Nations In Rejecting Controversial Private Investment Plan
UPDATED with the latest: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), one of FIFA’s six continental confederations that represents North America, Central America and the Caribbean, today flatly rejected a controversial plan to sell a…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - Forbes Business·3d agoFIFA Crisis (Live Updates): Kushner-Backed Deal In Peril As CONCACAF Rejects Plan
The 55 member associations in UEFA approved the boycott unanimously on Thursday.
Read at Forbes Business → - The West Australian·3d agoEurope to boycott World Cup over FIFA investment plan
UEFA members say they will not take part in any FIFA competition until the world's ruling body drop their controversial private investment plan.
Read at The West Australian → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·3d agoAsian Confederation Rebukes FIFA in Blow To Private Investment Plan
AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa warned the proposal would never succeed without the support of all of football's regional blocs, in an acknowledgment of Europe's staunch opposition
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