August 21 – UEFA and Concacaf are reportedly looking at turning their open opposition to Gianni Infantino into something far more tangible – a new 96-team Nations League that would sit largely outside FIFA’s competitive structure. According to the Guardian, the two confederations have reportedly begun discussions over combining their existing Nations League competitions from […]
August 21 – Fan groups have demanded the resignation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino and reform of the world governing body. Following in the footsteps of a chorus of stakeholders, a coalition of fans from around the world no longer want to see Infantino in charge of the global game and have launched a new […]
August 19 – The Israeli FA (IFA) have withdrawn support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In the aftermath of his plan to sell the World Cup to private equity, the Israelis have become the latest European federation to back out of supporting his continuation as FIFA president. A letter sent by IFA president Moshe Zuares, […]
August 17 – European Football Clubs (EFC) has demanded a seat for its chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi on the FIFA Council, a promise that has apparently been made by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In a letter sent to FIFA on July 31, in the aftermath of Infantino’s plans to privatise the World Cup and signed […]
August 14 – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has received endorsements from six Arab federations amid anger over FIFA’s aborted plans to sell the World Cup. On Thursday, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan offered their “full support” for the FIFA boss. The FA presidents of Morocco, Qatar, Egypt and Mauritania – Fouzi Lekjaa, Sheikh […]
August 13 – Following a failed attempt to invest in the World Cup, Joshua Kushner has taken ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA franchise in a mammoth $12.5 billion deal. Together with former Disney executive Bob Iger, Kushner is acquiring the majority stake from the previous owner, Mark Walter. The deal is subject to […]
August 12 – Brazilian sports content platform SportyNet will show Serie A next season through a sub licence deal, adding one of Europe’s grand old leagues to its offering. Via a tie up with ESPN, Serie A’s main Brazilian rights holder, SportyNet will air 76 matches from the 2026/27 campaign, two per game week. Those games will […]
August 10 – FIFA has hit back at what it is calling a “concerted effort” to undermine its president Gianni Infantino, who is under increasing pressure to resign over his aborted plans to privatise the World Cup and FIFA’s major events. The world governing body lashed out at UEFA and the media in a thinly […]
August 7 – South America and Mexico, splitting the Concacaf region, have backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to continue in post, despite his attempt to sell off the World Cup commercial and organisational rights to a private equity business backed by Thrive Capital, led by by the brother of Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump’s […]
August 5 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has underpinned his overwhelming power over the organisation with the knowledge that the African confederation (CAF) and its 54 member associations were under his absolute control. That has been demonstrated again by his sudden summoning of senior staff for crisis meetings to Rabat, the headquarters of the Moroccan […]
