LIVE: World Cup in crisis as UEFA nations vote to boycott FIFA’s marquee tournament
Gianni Infantino is under immense pressure. All 55 of the countries that represent UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) have voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup amid plans from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell shares in the tournament to private investors. The news was broken first by The Times’ sport chief Martyn […]
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FIFA World Cup set to introduce Super Bowl style half time show
The American Dream! FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced that the 2026 World Cup final will have a halftime show, similar to that seen at the Super Bowl. The next edition of the World Cup will be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. Football’s biggest game is set to be played at the MetLife […]
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Gianni Infantino criticised for taking selfie in front of Pelé’s open casket
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been criticised for taking a selfie in front of Pelé’s open casket. Infantino had been in the city of Santos, where Pelé spent the large majority of his career playing football, at a 24-hour tribute for the 82-year-old, who sadly died from cancer last week. The head of the world […]
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Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi confronted Gianni Infantino after Croatia loss
FIFA reportedly want the footage deleted. Morocco star Achraf Hakimi confronted FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his side’s third place play-off defeat to Croatia on Saturday, with FIFA reportedly wanting the footage deleted. Hakimi and his teammates shocked the world as Morocco, the first African nation to reach the semi finals of the World Cup, […]
3 years ago
Gianni Infantino kicks off World Cup with scarcely believable, “repulsive” speech
Infantino told reporters ‘don’t criticise Qatar’ Gianni Infantino has launched an extraordinary defence of Qatar and its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, suggesting that European nations should be “apologising for the next 3,000 years” before criticising the Gulf state. The most controversial World Cup ever kicks off on Sunday (November 20) in Doha, with Qatar’s […]
4 years ago
FIFA to look at preventing teams from competing in consecutive World Cups
They’re really not letting this Biennial World Cup idea go, are they? FIFA, despite what pretty much everyone else thinks, aren’t for letting go of their grand plans to double the number of World Cups any time soon. The idea to introduce biennial World Cups was floated a few weeks ago and has drawn criticism […]
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