'At least I'll sleep well tonight' - Fifa executive joins Burnham in questioning Infantino

Fifa's chief operating officer strongly criticises Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.

UEFA threatens World Cup boycott, putting Infantino under pressure

Two days after FIFA announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, the European governing body stated on Thursday that no UEFA would boycott FIFA competitions 'as long as these proposals remain in place.'

How does MLS pick up the World Cup mantle? Casemiro helps, but it’ll take much more

The World Cup gave MLS unprecedented momentum. Keeping it will depend less on signing aging icons than convincing America’s best young players to stay “Thanks World, we’ll take it from here,” is Major League Soccer’s message to the American public. Yet two moves in the last week were emblematic of the issues the league faces in taking on the mantle of North America’s hosting of the game’s grandest stage. A rising, under-the-radar homegrown player left for Europe, and a veteran with immense pe...

By Chris Smith in Miami

FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale

UEFA and Concacaf's rejection of FIFA's plan to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup's commercial operations highlights uneasiness with private equity in sports.

FIFA plans: Infantino under pressure as senior advisor quits

After regional football federations condemned FIFA plans for private investment, with European nations even threatening a World Cup boycott, a senior advisor to FIFA President Infantino has tendered his resignation.

Gianni Infantino ‘deceived’ Fifa staff over World Cup plan, says chief operating officer

Fifa’s chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has not followed senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro out the door but accepts he could lose his job by speaking out

By Will Castle

Can Infantino Get 106 Votes For FIFA World Cup Plan? Here’s How Members Are Leaning

FIFA’s president wants to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary to sell a 20% minority stake in the World Cup and other major tournament revenues to private equity investors.

By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff

Goodbye World Cup, hello Olympics: Los Angeles races to prepare for its next major sporting event in 2028

After hosting eight FIFA matches, the California city is now turning its attention to the Olympic Games it will stage in two years, an event for which, despite its efforts, it is still not ready for

By María Porcel Estepa

Infantino's World Cup private investment plan has drawn seismic FIFA backlash. Here's what to know

Gianni Infantino truly looked the “King of Soccer,” as U.S. President Donald Trump likes to call him, as the two allies sat together watching the World Cup final less than two weeks ago. Infantino could look ahead to his likely re-election coronation next March. The sunny scene must now feel an age ago since Infantino caused a seismic rift in global soccer.

By GRAHAM DUNBAR

‘Stands in solidarity’: AFC joins UEFA, CONCACAF in opposing FIFA's World Cup plan

The Asian Football Confederation opposes FIFA's plan for private investors in commercial rights. This move escalates resistance to FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ambitious commercial proposal. AFC stands in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF against the plan. The continental body also called for an urgent review of FIFA's governance. FIFA defends its proposal, stating media reports distorted its intentions.

By TOI SPORTS DESK

FIFA Boss Infantino Under Fire Over World Cup Sell Off Plans

The FIFA president's bid to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors sparked an unprecedented backlash, threatening his grip on power ahead of next year's election.

By Scott Roxborough

No Indian visitor applied for asylum during FIFA World Cup: Canada

According to updated data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), of the 2,660 applications from Indians, just 665 were approved

Infantino’s adviser quits as FIFA’s World Cup plan triggers further backlash

Carlos Cordeiro resigned with immediate effect, calling the plan “a bad deal for football”. Cordeiro, who was appointed in 2021 by Infantino to help shape FIFA’s future, said the body was “mortgaging football’s future without any compelling justification”. “It is a bad deal for FIFA’s Member Associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad […]

From doubling number of tournaments to debt financing — inside Fifa’s controversial $8.4bn World Cup plan

By Seán O'Connor

Fifa chiefs criticise media for 'misreporting' World Cup sell-off plans

Executives at world football's governing body Fifa on Friday said "incorrect" media reports had "disrupted" the presentation of its proposals to open up the World Cup to outside investors.

By Paul Myers

FIFA advisor resigns in protest over Infantino's proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup

Should Fifa president Gianni Infantino resign amid World Cup sell-off controversy?

Uefa has confirmed that European national teams will not play in Fifa competitions until the project is scrapped.

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia to host 2027 World Cup

The tournament will be played across 12 venues

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Cricket: Nigeria unveil squad for ICC U-19 World Cup qualifier

According to the NCF, the final squad emerged after a rigorous three-phase screening process held in Abuja and Lagos The post Cricket: Nigeria unveil squad for ICC U-19 World Cup qualifier appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Gbemidepo Popoola

Senior FIFA adviser resigns over Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan

Two senior FIFA officials criticized Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan Friday with one resigning as a presidential adviser and a second saying staff were deceived by...

Infantino's advisor quits as FIFA's World Cup stake plan triggers confederation backlash

FIFA says "incorrect media reports" disrupted its planned consultation process.

European Nations To Boycott Soccer World Cup Over New FIFA Proposals

European Nations To Boycott Soccer World Cup Over New FIFA Proposals Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Europe’s governing soccer body, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), has said its 55 members have ​unanimously voted to ‌boycott the World Cup in protest of ⁠FIFA’s plans ​to sell stakes ​to external investors, saying that the sport’s biggest competition is “not for sale.” FIFA, the sport’s worldwide governing body headed by Gianni Infantino, ann...

By Tyler Durden

Did Trump and His In-Laws Finally Break the FIFA World Cup?

Football is the world’s biggest grossing sport. Now they want to bleed it dry.

By Nick Corbishley

CONCACAF backs UEFA’s World Cup boycott over FIFA investment proposal

The plan would allow third parties to invest in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, but it requires 106 votes to pass La entrada CONCACAF backs UEFA’s World Cup boycott over FIFA investment proposal se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Fernando Romero Nuñez

Infantino’s senior adviser quits as opposition to FIFA investment plan grows

Gianni Infantino’s FIFA investment plan faces major opposition after a senior adviser resigned and three confederations rejected the proposal. Read More: https://punchng.com/infantinos-senior-adviser-quits-as-opposition-to-fifa-investment-plan-grows/

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FIFA makes move to expand World Cup to 64-team tournament

FIFA has launched a consultation process on a proposal to expand the men’s World Cup from 48 to 64 teams, with documents seen by ESPN indicating that a decision could be reached by August 14. The post FIFA makes move to expand World Cup to 64-team tournament appeared first on Vanguard News.

By efosataiwo@vanguardngr.com

Useless Column: The trotro driver at the World Cup

I was very young then when Kofi Takliko, my brother’s friend, came to our house one hot afternoon, running around in circles and unusually singing loudly: ‘tititi tayey tititi tayey’ non-stop. He was eventually brought down and chained. He had tried the ‘thing’ for the first time; it didn’t go well. It hit the central […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie