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Concacaf countries considering withdrawing support for under-fire Gianni Infantino

The confederation which represents North America, Central America and the Caribbean is pondering its position

The Guardian - UK

Four more nations come out in support of Gianni Infantino in addition to Qatar and Morocco

Football's civil war rumbles on and has taken a twist as several nations hit back at their own confederation's opposition to the FIFA president

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More European countries’ FAs withdraw support for Infantino as pressure intensifies

The English FA and Serbia’s have followed Wales’s and Finland’s in dropping support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid as Fifa president

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Gianni Infantino’s ‘Appeal’ to President Trump Comes Amid Threat to ‘Paralyze’ FIFA

The threat of setting up rival competitions to FIFA’s storied tournaments has even been reportedly raised.

Sports Illustrated

Pressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election

European nations are to withdraw letters of support for Gianni Infantino, with an appetite to ensure the Fifa president is quickly removed from his post

The Guardian - UK

Five Potential Candidates to Replace Gianni Infantino As FIFA President—Ranked

Gianni Infantino’s position is hanging in the balance following the collapse of his failed World Cup privatization plans.

Sports Illustrated

Why the USMNT’s Folarin Balogun World Cup Scandal Is Far From Over

The future of FIFA president Gianni Infantino is wrapped up in the ongoing quest for clarity over Balogun.

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No go for Infantino: How Fifa's World Cup private investment plan imploded

The planet's most powerful football administrator Gianni Infantino on Saturday yielded to the international collective when he pulled the plug on a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. His proposals for world football's governing body Fifa to reform its commercial operations had sparked a furious backlash.

Radio France Internationale

FIFA have scrapped World Cup investment plan, Gianni Infantino says

FIFA “will not proceed” with plans to sell stakes in a company which would run the commercial and operational aspects of its competitions, a…

The National (Scotland)

FIFA scrap World Cup sell-off plan after backlash

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s job is left in serious doubt

Evening Standard

Football Australia and AFC welcome Fifa climbdown on World Cup sell-off plan

FA chair Anter Isaac has said some principles of football ‘should never change’ after Fifa withdrew its proposal in the wake of significant backlash

The Guardian - AU

Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world

Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos with Uefa, AFC and Concacaf leading the opposition

The Guardian - UK

Infantino under huge pressure after plan for World Cup sell-off sparks resignation and rebuke

The walls started closing in on Gianni Infantino after another dramatic day that saw one of his senior advisoers resign and brought a scathing rebuke from Fifa’s own chief operating officer

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham weighs in with strong message against Gianni Infantino row amid FIFA chaos

The UK Prime Minister has vented his ire at the 'outrageous' plans of 'the wrong man to lead the organisation'

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The Economic Times

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

A senior FIFA advisor resigned protesting plans to sell a World Cup stake. European football threatened a boycott, and regional confederations united in opposition. FIFA proposed creating a subsidiary and offering external investors a stake. Despite opposition, FIFA stated it would proceed with its consultation process. Member associations will vote…

Sports Illustrated

Gianni Infantino’s FIFA Presidency in Doubt, Senior Adviser Quits Over World Cup Storm

72 hours of complete and utter chaos could cost Infantino a job he’d looked certain to remain in.

The Independent UK

Football has spoken: Gianni Infantino must go

FIFA IN CRISIS: Comment: Fifa’s president operates with arrogance and autonomy – the worldwide rejection of his proposals to sell off stakes in the World Cup must now stand as a final rejection of Infantino himself, writes Jamie Braidwood

The Guardian - UK

A World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yet

You’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest prize. If only Uefa wasn’t being so pesky about it all, says Marina Hyde

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The Independent UK

Burnham says Gianni Infantino is ‘wrong man to lead’ Fifa and calls for him to quit

The Prime Minister spoke out over the ‘outrageous’ plan to secure private investment for the Football World Cup.

The National (Scotland)

The Donald Trump World Cup may have been averted - but Gianni Infantino has got to go

The threat of a UEFA boycott should end plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors - but FIFA president Gianni Infantino has got to…

The Conversation

Uefa could boycott the World Cup if Fifa plan goes ahead – what happens next?

The 55 member countries of Uefa – Europe’s governing body for football, whose teams are among the world’s best and tend to dominate international competitions, have drawn a line in the sand. On July 30, Uefa pledged to boycott all competitions run by Fifa, the sport’s global body, if a…

The Guardian - UK

Uefa has formed a rare but fragile united front against Fifa in battle for football’s future

Emerging from this week with unity over Fifa’s World Cup sell off was quite an acheivement but Europe cannot rest on its laurels

The Independent UK

‘Bad deal for football’: Infantino’s senior adviser resigns after opposing Fifa’s World Cup proposal

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The Independent UK

Who could replace Gianni Infantino? Six candidates to challenge for Fifa presidency

Wales and England have become the first nations to withdraw their support of Infantino in the fallout of his botched, controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino under mounting pressure as senior adviser quits over World Cup sell-off plan

Carlos Cordeiro’s resignation is another blow to Fifa president Gianni Infantino

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