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The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project

Kevin Lamour’s departure from Fifa marks another turbulent moment for the governing body as Gianni Infantino continues to face fallout from his abandoned plan to sell parts of the World Cup to private investors. The…

Gianni Infantino is facing intensifying pressure over his plan to sell chunks of the World Cup to private investors, after the proposal triggered a resignation from inside his own circle and a sharp rebuke from Fifa’s…

Luís Figo has sharply criticised Gianni Infantino and called on the Fifa president to resign after the collapse of a controversial plan linked to the World Cup. In comments reported by The Guardian Football, the former…
European football's governing body has criticised Fifa proposals to invite outside investors into a new subsidiary consolidating its commercial and event operations, including the World Cup.

A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign
Aleksander Ceferin skipped the World Cup final in New Jersey as tensions between Uefa and Fifa peaked over disciplinary decisions, commercial shifts, and the integrity of global football officiating

FIFA has imposed major suspensions after the Argentina-Spain World Cup final, including a 10-game ban for Leandro Paredes and seven games for Nahuel Molina.
FIFA will announce record $15 billion revenues from this summer's World Cup, significantly exceeding expectations, with hospitality and the secondary ticket market helping fuel the rise.
FIFA says football brings the world together, but unhoused people in Atlanta say they felt targeted and completely excluded from the World Cup, describing being pushed out of their community as the city prepared.

France say they are still planning to take part in next month’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, despite a threat from Uefa to boycott Fifa competitions. The position, reported by BBC Sport, sets up a fresh point of tension…
PARIS: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken attendance and television records, with the enlarged 48-team tournament drawing crowds at a level never seen before in the competition’s history, FIFA president Gianni Infantino…
A star-studded halftime performance at the 2026 World Cup final marks a departure from football tradition, raising questions about player welfare and the integrity of the world's most popular sport

Argentina's run to the World Cup final has included disputed VAR calls, but controversial decisions are not proof of a FIFA conspiracy.

Gianni Infantino is facing renewed pressure at FIFA as concern grows over his handling of the World Cup sell-off plan. According to The Guardian Football, support for the FIFA president has become more uncertain…
As the World Cup winds down, questions linger over whether FIFA's orchestration of incompatible corporate sponsorships and soft power interests has tipped the balance too far away from the game's actual magic.
Spain’s newly crowned World Cup champions returned to Madrid on Monday to a jubilant homecoming ahead of a victory parade expected to draw about one million people, according to a monitored public feed citing Dawn…

Gianni Infantino called FIFA's proposed commercial subsidiary an opportunity rather than an obligation before opposition led the organization to abandon it.
The White House has defended Argentina's footballers after they displayed a banner supporting their country's claim to the Falkland Islands during the World Cup semi-final, with officials citing a belief in free speech.
A joint rebuke from UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC has intensified scrutiny of FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the governing body's next election.
The UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa arrives with early-season stakes on the pitch and a wider governance fight around FIFA.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has added another layer of uncertainty to the World Cup final set for the New York area, where organizers and spectators are already dealing with a mix of logistical and political…
Norway says it will file a formal complaint to FIFA after the governing body overturned a World Cup suspension for US forward Folarin Balogun, reportedly following a request from the president.
The World Cup final's halftime show, beginning around 3:45 PM ET and airing on Fox, Fox One and Telemundo, is expected to run for an extended set, positioning it to rival the scale of a Super Bowl halftime show.