Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president Sport Business 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 [...]
Uefa threatens Infantino with criminal complaint as Fifa row takes explosive twist Sport Business Uefa has dramatically escalated its attempts to oust Gianni Infantino by taking the first legal steps towards making a criminal complaint against the Fifa president. Lawyers for European football’s governing body have lodged a request with a US court for a raft of documents and correspondence regarding the now-abandoned World Cup sell-off that could be [...]
Saudi Arabia backs Gianni Infantino ‘at this time’ in major boost to Fifa president Sport Business Embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino has received a major boost after Saudi Arabia, the host of the 2034 World Cup and a long-standing ally, backed his bid to stay in power. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation had stayed conspicuously silent since Infantino’s position was plunged into crisis by revelations that he was planning to partly [...]
Uefa to call off Fifa boycott and step up talks over Infantino at Champions League draw August 26, 2026 Uefa will use a gathering of continental chiefs for tomorrow’s Champions League draw to call off its boycott of Fifa events and discuss next moves in its bid to oust Gianni Infantino. Europe’s governing body will hold a meeting with its executive committee and heads of national FAs in Monaco ahead of the draw for [...]
England stars back player-led calls for Fifa president Infantino to quit August 25, 2026 Gianni Infantino is facing more calls to step down from Fifa insiders after Mikael Silvestre, a member of its Players’ Voice Panel, joined the chorus of dissent. Former Manchester United and France defender Silvestre, who also hosted a podcast for Fifa during this summer’s World Cup, posted a statement titled “Enough is Enough” on social [...]
Was Fifa able to sack senior exec Lamour without consequences? A lawyer explains August 24, 2026 Fifa’s chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has been shown the ultimate red card after being sacked from his senior executive role last week. The dismissal followed Lamour’s recent criticism of Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell a stake in Fifa’s tournament business. Despite Fifa U-turning on this decision after a strong backlash, it appears that no [...]
Uefa boss Ceferin rules out running against ‘naive’ Fifa president Infantino August 24, 2026 Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled out running for the top job at Fifa but warned that efforts to oust Gianni Infantino will not stop. Infantino is battling to save his job after sparking widespread outrage when his now-abandoned plan to partly privatise the World Cup leaked earlier this month. He has resisted calls from [...]
Trump speaks up for Infantino at last as Fifa boss fights world football rebellion August 11, 2026 US president Donald Trump has belatedly come to the aid of Gianni Infantino, saying it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace the under-fire Fifa boss. Infantino is fighting to save his job after three of Fifa’s four biggest confederations declared they had lost trust in him over plans to sell off stakes in a [...]
Ebru Koksal: ‘Women tend to ask difficult questions, and that’s not always liked’ August 10, 2026 Former investment banker turned CEO of Galatasaray, Turkish FA chief and advisor to Fifa and Uefa Ebru Koksal on the barriers faced by women in football, how it compares to the world of finance, and what England has got right. Ebru Koksal’s path to becoming a trailblazing female figure and one of the most respected [...]
Fifa crisis: Europe, North America and Asia unite to call for Infantino to quit August 10, 2026 Uefa, Concacaf and AFC, three of Fifa’s four biggest confederations, have joined forces to renew calls for embattled president Gianni Infantino to step down. In an open letter, they accuse him of failing to recognise that his plan to effectively privatise the World Cup was “a fundamental breach of trust” and not just “a procedural [...]