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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…
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…
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…
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…
A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign
H2: Israel becomes the latest federation to pull support Gianni Infantino’s position has come under further strain after Israel formally withdrew its backing for the Fifa president’s re-election, adding another public…
H2: An ally breaks ranks only on the process Véron Mosengo-Omba, one of Gianni Infantino’s closest associates, has offered a strikingly loyal defence of the Fifa president at a moment when pressure around the…
Pakistan's hockey World Cup opener against England has brought the national team's return to the global showpiece under immediate pressure.
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project
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…
Gianni Infantino called FIFA's proposed commercial subsidiary an opportunity rather than an obligation before opposition led the organization to abandon it.
Afghanistan beat Ireland by three wickets in Belfast, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz making 71 as the visitors secured qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
H2: Masters turns on Fifa's abandoned rights plan Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has delivered a sharp rebuke to Fifa over the body’s now-abandoned attempt to create a new company for its commercial and…
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.
This week Fifa announced it will form a new subsidiary company to run part of the World Cup and offer a 20%
Fifa says Gianni Infantino will remain president after a crisis meeting of senior executives in Rabat, easing immediate uncertainty around the organisation’s leadership. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, world…
Australia's young footballers are on the move, giving the Socceroos a post-World Cup lift before the next Asian Cup cycle. The story is useful for sports readers because it connects a current headline with the bigger…
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.
Tune into World Cup coverage, and you are likely to see waves of male, screaming, sweaty fans. But one of the joys of covering this World Cup has been speaking to women who love
Spain reached the World Cup final after goals from Oyarzabal and Porro sank France in the semi-final, reducing the French side to passengers and dismissing any notion of Spain as underdogs.
The Spanish Men's National Team will face Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final. The country's women's team lifted its first World Cup trophy in
Lionel Messi returned to Inter Miami training 10 days after Argentina's World Cup final defeat, giving the MLS club a timely boost.
The United States’ second turn as a men’s World Cup host produced a mixed but largely positive verdict, with the strongest marks going to atmosphere inside the stadiums and the weakest to affordability and access for…
Germany beat Spain 1-0 to retain the men's Hockey World Cup, becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles on two separate occasions.