football politics
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Belgium pulls support for Infantino: ‘Shame on you Infantino’
The Royal Belgian Football Association has told FIFA it cannot back Gianni Infantino for another term, pointing directly to the…
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Infantino’s escape route runs through a procedure, not a promise
Europe wants Gianni Infantino gone within weeks, but South America has framed the fight as…
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FIFA reaches for the language of lawyers as Infantino fight turns personal
Football’s world body has branded a Daily Telegraph story about its president “defamatory” and accused…
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The apology letter is not enough: Infantino’s crisis is far from over
As FIFA apologises to its 211 member associations over the failed $4.2bn commercial stake sale,…
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Infantino and Grafström backtrack in joint letter – but support is still missing
FIFA’s management board handed Gianni Infantino a vote of confidence after seven hours of crisis…
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Amid Infantino’s crisis, a historic successor is being tipped
Sepp Blatter used his X account on Tuesday to back Norwegian federation chief Lise Klaveness…
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More bad news for Infantino: ‘Blackmail’ allegation piles on pressure
The Jordan FA president says he was told an endorsement of Gianni Infantino would help…
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Five candidates who could replace Infantino as FIFA president, ranked
With Gianni Infantino’s authority battered by the collapse of his World Cup private-investor plan and…
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FIFA revolt grows again: Another continent turns on Infantino
Two days after Gianni Infantino scrapped his private investment plan, Concacaf has kept the pressure…
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First FIFA member nation takes a historic step: Withdraws support for Infantino’s FIFA re-election
The Football Association of Wales has become the first of FIFA’s 211 member associations to…