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#1  |  Jul 31, 05:50 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

FIFA World Cup plan fallout: Infantinoโ€™s senior adviser, Cordeiro, resigns

Pressure is growing on FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino following proposals for private investment in World Cups.

#2  |  Jul 30, 03:37 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Infantino insists FIFAโ€™s World Cup plan is proposal and not โ€˜obligationโ€™

Football governing bodies hit out at plans to sell World Cup stakes, as FIFA insist proposal is not an 'obligation'.

#3  |  Jul 29, 09:15 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Infantino sets deadline for FIFA offer in Kushner-backed World Cup plan

FIFA's president lobbies for latest, and heavily criticised, proposal for investment in football's governing body.

#4  |  Jul 29, 07:19 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Infantinoโ€™s FIFA World Cup stakes plan: Would UEFA boycott, would it work?

How the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise has drawn criticism, including from UEFA and new United Kingdom Prime Minister.

#5  |  Jul 27, 05:33 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

FIFAโ€™s Infantino issues letter, accuses World Cup critics of spreading hate

FIFA faced criticism over several issues during the tournament, including a debate over US visa restrictions for teams.

#6  |  Jul 27, 04:07 UTC Sports BBC World News ๐Ÿ”—

Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'

Fifa president Gianni Infantino tells critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about him and the World Cup.

#7  |  Jul 24, 19:24 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

IOC rejects human rights groupโ€™s complaint against Trump ally Infantino

IOC says the complaint against its member and FIFA chief Infantino fell outside its ethics committeeโ€™s jurisdiction.

#8  |  Jul 20, 03:03 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Infantino tries to usher Trump away as Spain lift World Cup

Infantino tries to usher Trump away as Spain lift World Cup

Trump and Infantino set to face red-card protest at Fifa World Cup final

Football fans launched a unique protest against US President Donald Trump and Fifa chief Gianni Infantino at Sundayโ€™s World Cup final. Red cards were handed out in New York and New Jersey to those on their way to the MetLife Stadium for the Spain versus Argentina clash. Protest organisers hope fans will hold up the red cards during the handing over of the trophy to demonstrate their anger at Trump and Infantino. The duo are set to give the winning captain the World Cup. The red cards featured a...

#10  |  Jul 13, 07:29 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Will the 2030 World Cup expand to 64 teams? What FIFAโ€™s Infantino says

FIFA president says during the first World Cup to feature 48 teams that it's under consideration.

#11  |  Jul 12, 15:18 UTC Sports BBC World News ๐Ÿ”—

Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup

Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world".

#12  |  Jul 12, 10:47 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

FIFA, Infantino, to examine 64-team World Cup for 2030 tournament

FIFA President Gianni Infantino considering a proposal to add a further 16 nations ahead of the World Cup in four years.

#13  |  Jul 8, 20:53 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Rights group plans complaint to IOC against Infantino over Trump support

FairSquare says it will lodge the complaint regarding the FIFA president's 'repeated breach of political neutrality'.

Integrity of World Cup is questioned as Trump, Fifa defend Balogun suspension actions

With the integrity of Fifa and the World Cup under attack from European football leaders, Fifa President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from US President Donald Trump before US forward Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium later on Monday. Balogun was issued a red card in the US match against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week, resulting in a suspension for the Belgium contest. Trump called Infantino after the match with Bosnia to plead his case to overturn the call and Fifa...

#15  |  Jul 2, 05:32 UTC Sports Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

FIFA president reacts as Morocco win World Cup match

FIFA president Gianni Infantino reacted to Morocco knocking the Netherlands out of the World Cup.