October 30 – European governing body UEFA is inching closer to selecting a candidate to run against FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in the presidential elections. It’s understood that UEFA is waiting for the November 2 deadline it set FIFA to lapse before announcing a candidate to challenge Infantino. European officials…
October 28 – The Welsh FA and its chief executive Noel Mooney maintain that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino should resign following his World Cup sell-off plans. “The governance of the global game needs to be reviewed – the system is not working for us,” Mooney said. “We were the first…
October 26 – Embattled FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said that he is “backed by the vast majority” of football associations as he seeks a new term at the helm of the governing body. On the sidelines of the U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, Infantino defended his actions in…
October 23 – The Asian Football Confederation’s president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has pledged Asia’s support to embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino in his bid for re-election for a fourth term. The AFC had initially called for the removal of Infantino after his failure to explain his actions…
October 22 – Brazilian club Palmeiras eliminated rivals Fluminense from the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores following a 5-3 penalty shootout after suffering a 1-0 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final. The Sao Paolo entity had held a 2-1 lead going into the home leg of the contest, however an 82nd minute strike…
October 20 – AC Milan owner RedBird Capital Partners is reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Al Nassr, with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) working to clean up the club’s balance sheet ahead of a potential sale. According to Semafor, a RedBird-led consortium has held at least…
October 16 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has survived a grilling over his much-maligned World Cup privatisation plans by the FIFA Council, cementing, for now, his position at the helm of the world federation. On Thursday, after months of global governance turmoil over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme,…
October 16 – Perhaps the only significant win for Infantino’s confederation opponents yesterday at the FIFA Council meeting was that they forced FIFA’s hand into more than doubling grants for the 211 member associations. At the FIFA Congress in April, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proudly trumpeted an increase in budget…
October 14 – FIFA has bowed to pressure from UEFA and Concacaf presidents Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani, and has put forward a proposal for approval to the FIFA Council, who meet tomorrow (October 15), that would see each of its 211 member associations eligible to receive $25 million over…
October 13 – Revelations that FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been double dipping for salary and benefits at FIFA – being paid both by FIFA in Switzerland and one of FIFA’s World Cup operating companies in the US – only puts increased pressure on the call for him to support…
