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Fouzi Lekjaa says 2030 World Cup final will be in Morocco; FIFA says not quite yet
September 11 – Moroccan FA president Fouzi Lekjaa has repeated his assertion that the 2030 World Cup final will be played at the new Hassan II Stadium outside Casablanca, despite FIFA saying that no decision has yet been made. Lekjaa made the claim at a political event in Benslimane on Thursday, saying: “The province of […]
FIFA’s ASEAN Cup dates announced as Gianni Infantino makes regional ownership play
September 10 – FIFA has announced its own ‘owned and operated’ ASEAN national team tournament will be played September 15 to October 5 and hosted in Bandung and Jakarta, in Indonesia, and Hong Kong, China. The controversial tournament has become yet another example of the unilateral decision making of under pressure FIFA President Gianni Infantino, […]
UEFA Champions League audience hits 1.9 billion, with rights deal values set to skyrocket
September 8 – With the UEFA Champions League kicking off tonight, Nielsen Sports has released new data showing the 2025/26 viewing audience hit 1.9 billion worldwide. This is the highest global reach since the 2017/18 when the UCL boasted more free-to-air broadcast offerings. Nielsen Sports says the numbers have driven a season-on-season Quality Index (QI) sponsor media value […]
Times Square billboard screams for Infantino to go; FIFA boss ducks questions in Poland
September 7 – Last Friday the protests against FIFA president Gianni Infantino staying in post took to the streets with a giant billboard in in Times Square, New York, demanding his removal. On Saturday he made what is now a rare public appearance in Poland at the U20 Women’s World Cup. The fans’ billboard, reportedly […]
Azerbaijan League signs partnership with Johan Cruyff Institute
September 4 – Azerbaijan’s Professional Football League (PFL) has signed a partnership with the Johan Cruyff Institute, giving league staff access to specialist training in sports management, football business, marketing and leadership. Under the agreement, PFL employees will be able to take part in a range of the Institute’s educational programmes on preferential terms, alongside […]
Danish, Finnish and Swedish FAs request EU collaboration to ensure football’s ‘soul’ is never put on sale again
September 2 – The Danish, Finnish, and Swedish Football Associations have written to EU commissioner for youth, culture and sport Glenn Micallef, expressing “serious concern” over FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s attempt to sell off the World Cup rights to a private equity funded business. They call “a broader European conversation about the future governance of […]
Dutch reverse support for Infantino, call for reform and new direction
August 31 – The Dutch FA (KNVB) has called for a ‘new FIFA’ – to be discussed at a conference – and withdrawn support for current boss Gianni Infantino. Under his leadership, Infantino has long presented the world federation as ‘the new FIFA’ but in a letter, seen by Insideworldfootball, to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, […]
UEFA files for discovery in Colorado, Florida and New York courts as it builds criminal case against Infantino
August 28 – UEFA has taken the first legal steps of bringing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and potentially other FIFA executives, over its plan to sell off World Cup commercial rights. An application for an order to obtain discovery of information from FIFA (Americas) and FWC2026 US has been filed in […]
UEFA files for discovery in Colorado, Florida and New York courts as it builds criminal case against Infantino
August 28 – UEFA has taken the first legal steps of bringing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and potentially other FIFA executives, over its plan to sell off World Cup commercial rights. An application for an order to obtain discovery of information from FIFA (Americas) and FWC2026 US has been filed in […]
‘Enough is Enough’ player meme grows as Silvestre and Petit join legends critical of Infantino, saying ‘change is necessary’
August 25 – Mikael Silvestre and Emmanuel Petit have joined growing former player criticism of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, arguing that ‘change is necessary’ amid the governance crisis engulfing the world governing body. They have added their names to the group of football legends that have reposted the ‘Enough is Enough’ message and includes Lucy Bronze, […]