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FIFA Council: Ducking and diving Infantino roasted at meeting but refuses to answer integrity questions
October 16 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has survived a grilling over his much-maligned World Cup privatisation plans by the FIFA Council, cementing, for now, his position at the helm of the world federation. On Thursday, after months of global governance turmoil over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, an embattled Infantino at last […]
EFC calls on Infantino to provide promised seat on FIFA Council, a seat that isn’t his to give
August 17 – European Football Clubs (EFC) has demanded a seat for its chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi on the FIFA Council, a promise that has apparently been made by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In a letter sent to FIFA on July 31, in the aftermath of Infantino’s plans to privatise the World Cup and signed […]
Infantino pledged £75 million to Trump’s Peace Council to rebuild Palestinian football infrastructure
February 20 – World governing body FIFA will invest $75 million to rebuild Gaza’s infrastructure as part of Donald Trump’s Peace Council plan. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has once again deepened ties with Donald Trump, committing world football’s governing body to a “true partnership” with the US president’s newly established peace initiative. On Thursday, in […]
Infantino urged the world to support Trump and his Peace Council
23 January – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pledged FIFA’s full support to the new Peace Council set up by US president Donald Trump. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Infantino said: “FIFA gives its full support to President Trump and all the members of the Peace Council. We must support peace. […]
Infantino to join Trump on the Middle East tour which forced the FIFA Council to become more virtual
May 8 – FIFA has submitted a council meeting to facilitate trips with Gianni Infantino with US President Donald Trump to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. First reported by The Athletic, the council, FIFA’s highest decision making agency, will gather on Friday at 16:00 cet online instead of next week, on the night of the FIFA […]