Sport · 7 min read
Gianni Infantino appeared at a U14 tournament in the Dominican Republic despite a request to stay away. This trip reveals a global fracture within FIFA.
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After forcing FIFA to abandon its project to open World Cup revenues to private investors, UEFA publicly withdraws its confidence in Gianni Infantino. A historic governance crisis now shakes global football.
Read the storySport · 6 min read
The conflict between FIFA and UEFA has moved from boardrooms into US courts, with possible Swiss proceedings on the horizon. At stake are an abandoned World Cup investment plan and Gianni Infantino’s future.
Sport · 7 min read
Three of the most powerful confederations in world football accuse FIFA's leadership of breaking trust over its plan to open the World Cup to private investors. Their joint letter of August 10 transforms a financial conflict into a global governance crisis.
Sport · 6 min read
The 2026 World Cup was supposed to solidify FIFA's power. Just weeks later, a secret project to open up to private investors, a legal threat from UEFA, and internal dissent place Gianni Infantino in the midst of the most dangerous crisis of his presidency.
Sport · 6 min read
Gianni Infantino renounces opening a portion of FIFA's competition revenues to private investors. The unanimous threat of boycott from UEFA's 55 federations, including France, has led to a spectacular retreat.
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