Norway’s football federation has become the first national association to publicly call on Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president, saying trust in his leadership is gone for good. The move, backed by a fresh ethics complaint bundling together his abandoned investment plan, the Trump peace prize and the Balogun suspension reversal, marks the sharpest […]
Saudi Arabia, once one of Gianni Infantino’s strongest backers, is deliberately withholding public support as he fights to survive as FIFA president, with reports suggesting Riyadh will not act before September. The silence comes as FIFA separately denies offering Morocco the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for re-election support, and warns critics it will […]
More than 60 Saudi dissident accounts have reportedly been blocked from users inside Saudi Arabia after requests from Saudi authorities, according to The Guardian. The development has renewed concerns over freedom of expression in the Kingdom as Saudi Arabia prepares to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. The restrictions raise questions about whether FIFA can […]
UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation are reportedly coordinating an effort to force Gianni Infantino from the FIFA presidency, as internal defections and a wave of withdrawn re-election support leave him more isolated than at any point in his decade in charge. The crisis inside the body overseeing Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup shows […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has abandoned his $20 billion plan to sell stakes in a new commercial subsidiary after a week of confederation-wide revolt, but UEFA says it has lost confidence in his leadership regardless. European federations are now reportedly withdrawing their support for his re-election bid, threatening the position of the man overseeing Saudi […]
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not fit to lead world football, the sharpest personal rebuke yet in the fallout from his abandoned $20 billion investment plan. With UEFA already declaring no confidence in his leadership, the intervention deepens a governance crisis inside the body overseeing Saudi Arabia’s preparations […]
The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia issued a new security alert on 1 August warning of flight cancellations, airspace closures and the potential for unforeseen escalation, months into a standing evacuation order for US government personnel. The warning comes days after Saudi Arabia entered the regional conflict directly with joint strikes on Iraq, reinforcing questions […]
The Asian Football Confederation has joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing FIFA’s $20 billion private equity plan, accusing Gianni Infantino’s organisation of a secretive process and demanding an urgent governance review. The rebuke carries a pointed irony: the AFC is the same body that, at Infantino’s own urging, rallied Asian federations behind Saudi Arabia’s uncontested […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended his plan to sell equity stakes in a new $20 billion commercial subsidiary, insisting it is a proposal rather than an obligation, as opposition has widened from UEFA alone to confederations representing 143 of FIFA’s 211 member associations. A hard September deadline tied to development funding has intensified accusations […]
Saudi Arabia executed five Ethiopian migrants this week over non-lethal drug charges after trials that reportedly lasted only minutes without a lawyer or translator, Human Rights Watch says. The case adds to mounting evidence of due-process failures inside a justice system that will govern foreign nationals, including football fans and workers, throughout Saudi Arabia’s hosting […]