Arab nations rally behind Infantino, leaving Uefa isolated in bid to oust Fifa president Sport Business Fifa president Gianni Infantino has received a major boost to his hopes of re-election after the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) gave him its firm backing. The move, announced by UAFA following a meeting of its directors this week, is significant as it further weakens the coalition of Europe, North America and the Caribbean, [...]
PFA boss Molango hints at footballer strike if Fifa competition expansion persists Sport Business Footballers could take “radical” steps such as strike action as a result of Fifa’s expansion of the World Cup and Club World Cup, players union boss Maheta Molango has warned. Molango added that players felt deceived by Fifa president Gianni Infantino presenting an increase in teams and games as “football uniting the world” when there [...]
Premier League sets 100-day ultimatum for Fifa governance reform Sport Business Football’s four most powerful leagues have joined forces to call for Fifa to commit to reform, regardless of whether Gianni Infantino remains president. The Premier League and its counterparts in Germany, Spain and Italy – the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Serie A – want whoever wins next year’s presidential election to “convene an independently chaired Governance [...]
Defiant Fifa president Infantino tells critics: I’ve never been more determined September 24, 2026 Fifa president Gianni Infantino has underlined his determination to stay in power, insisting he has “never been more determined and committed”. Infantino continues to face calls to quit over his now-aborted plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s World Cup business to private investors, including the extended family of Donald Trump. He addressed demands for reform [...]
Former Chelsea star Juan Mata reveals bid to sway Fifa presidential election September 15, 2026 Former Chelsea and Manchester United star Juan Mata has launched a bid to influence next year’s Fifa presidential election. Mata has helped to create Unleash Football, a platform for fans and players to share how they want the sport to be run, and plans to present the findings to current Fifa boss Gianni Infantino and [...]
Fifpro demands Fifa Council probe amid Infantino World Cup sell-off row September 14, 2026 Global footballers’ union Fifpro has called for an independent review of the Fifa Council’s powers after it was apparently sidelined by Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan. The call comes in a communique issued as it published new research showing that the vast majority of value created at this year’s World Cup derived from Europe. [...]
Belgian FA ‘cannot back’ Infantino amid World Cup and Balogun ‘transparency’ concerns September 7, 2026 Belgium’s FA has vowed to oppose Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as Fifa president, in part because it remains unhappy at the handling of the Folarin Balogun incident. Infantino confirmed at the weekend that he intends to stand again in March despite a furious backlash to his now-abandoned plans to partially privatise the World Cup. [...]
Fifa World Cup ticket ‘misbehaviour’ warning to MPs over UK’s Sporting Events Bill September 3, 2026 Fifa has been accused of “misbehaviour” in its World Cup ticketing by resellers, who warn that such practice could become rife in the UK if a bill up for debate in Parliament today is passed. The Sporting Events Bill was drawn up to make it easier for the UK to host one-off events such as [...]
Musk lawyer Spiro to represent Kushner in World Cup sell-off legal row September 1, 2026 Alex Spiro, the US attorney whose repeat clients include Elon Musk and Jay-Z, will represent Joshua Kushner in the legal row over Fifa’s proposed World Cup sell-off. Spiro successfully defended Musk in his notorious “Pedo Guy” defamation trial, had Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed and has acted for Jay-Z in both commercial and civil [...]
Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president August 29, 2026 Gianni Infantino has inadvertently shown fans that the Fifa president matters, so maybe we should rethink how we elect one, argues Matt Readman. A year ago, I wrote an article arguing that the role of a sports leader was to be a caretaker, not a king. The warning was simple: make the story about yourself and [...]