Also known as: FIFA president Gianni Infantino · Mr Infantino · FIFA President, Gianni Infantino · Swiss supremo · President Infantino · President Gianni Infantino · Mr. Infantino · FIFA president Infantino
FIFA President facing multiple governance challenges, including abandoned World Cup privatization scheme and upcoming re-election campaign in March 2027.
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… The boycott would cover all Fifa competitions, including the men’s and women’s World Cups and Club World Cup, and be triggered if Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s proposals are voted through by member associations. …
UEFA to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans go throughDaily Guide
Gianni Infantino FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has written to all 211 member associations, offering up to $40 million in funding if they approve a controversial proposal to sell minority stakes in the governing body’s flagship competitions. …
FIFA Offers Member Associations $40m To Back Commercial Investment PlanJoy Online
… A confidential presentation shows FIFA wants up to $4.2bn (£3.1bn) banked by October even as President Gianni Infantino is insisting to football associations that a “consultation process” has just been launched ahead of a decision. …
FIFA plans to speed up launch of new World Cup spin-offJoy Online
UEFA will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to the controversial World Cup stakeholder plans proposed by FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino. …
Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plansThe Chronicle
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. …
Fifa offers $40m if nations back controversial planJoy Online
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations, saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. …
FIFA offers $40m if nations back controversial planJoy Online
Gianni Infantino is billing it as the democratisation of football. But Fifa’s announcement that it aims to sell off stakes in its football competitions – including the World Cup – to private investors via associates of US President Donald Trump has been met with incredulity and r …
Is World Cup sell-off plan a step too far by Infantino?Joy Online
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. …
Fifa offers $40m if nations back controversial planJoy Online
… The story was first reported in the Financial Times and the Times, with the latter claiming the plans could potentially earn Fifa president Gianni Infantino tens of millions of pounds. …
Uefa and PM criticise Infantino World Cup planJoy Online
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told critics to “meditate, pray or watch a football match” instead of “spreading hate and false rumours” about his leadership, the governing body and the World Cup. …
Infantino tells Fifa critics to ‘meditate, pray or watch football’Kohzo Tashima, a FIFA Council member and former Japan federation president, intends to run against incumbent Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election scheduled for March in Rabat, Morocco. Tashima, 68, is the first serious rival to Infantino since the FIFA leader faced criticism over plans to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
Kohzo Tashima, a FIFA Council member and former Japan federation president, intends to run against incumbent Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election scheduled for March in Rabat, Morocco. Tashima, 68, is the first serious rival to Infantino since the FIFA leader faced criticism over plans to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
FIFA says it will make "key documents" on President Infantino's failed World Cup privatisation proposal available to council members, but only for in-person viewing at its Zurich headquarters under "strict review protocols" to preserve confidentiality. This follows UEFA's demand for details and answers about the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, made after Infantino apologised for the abandoned sell-off but did not fully explain how it was devised.
2 November 2026 · Joy Online →
Uefa has given Fifa a two-week deadline to release key documents and answer 42 questions relating to its governance and decision-making. The letter, which includes issues from the Fifa Forward Enterprise private investment to the controversial suspended ban given to USA striker Folarin Balogun at the World Cup, follows Fifa president Gianni Infantino's apology for his World Cup sell-off plan without offering a full explanation.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA proposes to release an extra $3.4bn (£2.6bn) from its reserves for football development across the world, more than doubling planned distribution funding for 2027-2030. The move follows commercial success of this summer's World Cup and comes as the organization faces pressure over a failed private investment plan.
16 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for unity at a Council meeting in Zurich and announced the FIFA Surplus Solidarity Programme, which would increase planned funding for the 2027-2030 period to USD 6.35 billion, with allocations of USD 25 million per FIFA Member Association.
16 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
FIFA President Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council for his scrapped proposal to sell commercial rights to a private investment firm, but council members told him he is unfit to lead unless he releases all documents and answers key questions. Infantino said he would respond to questions in writing "in due course" following the meeting.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Senior European football figures have told BBC Sport they want Arsène Wenger, FIFA's head of global development since 2019, to run as a candidate against Gianni Infantino in next year's FIFA presidential election, though Infantino remains the likely frontrunner for a fourth term.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ahmed Yahya, President of the Mauritanian Football Federation and FIFA Council member, has declared that Gianni Infantino is the right president to lead world football and that the majority of football associations want him to remain in office. Yahya defended Infantino's leadership during discussions on FIFA governance and noted that after Infantino withdrew a proposal at an Executive Committee meeting, a constructive debate followed.
15 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
FIFA plans to increase funding for football development by $3.4bn (£2.6bn) from its reserves, more than doubling planned distribution for 2027–2030, citing the commercial success of this summer's World Cup. The proposal follows pressure on president Gianni Infantino after his abandoned plan to sell competition stakes to private investors.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Victor Montagliani, head of Concacaf and a potential challenger to Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency, has confirmed he will seek a final term as confederation chief rather than stand against Infantino in March's election. UEFA, which has been leading opposition to Infantino's re-election, now must identify a unifying candidate by 18 November.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Switzerland centre-back Ramon Vega has confirmed he will stand as a candidate in next year's FIFA presidential election to challenge Gianni Infantino, citing a need to reunite football and deliver reform. Infantino has faced calls to resign following his failed plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Police occupied the Djibouti Football Federation's headquarters without presenting an administrative document or court order, and 16 club presidents held an extraordinary general assembly that voted to remove president Souleiman Waberi and establish an interim committee. The FDF rejected the meeting as illegitimate, declaring its decisions "null and void," though sources in Djibouti say the required number of delegates was present and voted unanimously.
7 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Computer hacker Rui Pinto, who released documents leading to Manchester City's Premier League financial rules breach investigation, has said FIFA president Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of the game." Pinto repeated allegations that Infantino intervened to help City and Paris St-Germain avoid UEFA financial fair play sanctions in 2014.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA has accused UEFA of a "misinformation campaign" and harassment in court documents, denying UEFA's allegations of criminal mismanagement and personal profiteering by FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the now-shelved FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme. FIFA said UEFA's suggestions that Infantino violated law or ethical principles are "categorically without merit" and is opposing UEFA's request for evidence disclosure.
30 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
FIFA has accused UEFA of a "misinformation campaign" in response to UEFA's legal filing alleging criminal mismanagement and fraudulent pricing by FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the now-shelved FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme. FIFA denies the allegations and is opposing UEFA's request for disclosure of evidence in the US court.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino indicated he would support increased distributions to FIFA members from its estimated £4.4bn cash reserves, after UEFA and Concacaf demanded $10m be paid to all 211 members. The proposal will be considered by the FIFA Council on 15 October.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has proposed an independent external review of FIFA's governance framework and consultations on decision-making after withdrawing a controversial plan to sell a 20% stake in commercial rights to private investors. The proposals would examine roles in major initiatives and improve transparency and accountability.
23 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney has cast doubt on claims that Fifa president Gianni Infantino's letter proposes major reforms, saying it focuses on strategic projects rather than structural reform of Fifa itself. Infantino has announced an independent external review amid pressure over his failed World Cup privatisation proposal and faces a fourth election bid in March 2027.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed an independent external review of FIFA's operations and says he is open to reform discussions. The move comes after major backlash over his abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal to sell stakes in competitions to private investors, and Infantino is now calling for consultations on strengthening decision-making, transparency, and accountability.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been invited by the Confederation of African Football to attend a Strategy Conference in Cape Verde on October 7 and 8. CAF's executive committee and a number of African football associations have expressed support for Infantino, who faces a potential challenge to his leadership in next year's presidential election following fierce opposition to his proposal to sell a stake in FIFA competitions to private investors.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
UEFA and CONCACAF have written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino calling on FIFA to pay at least $10m from its cash reserves to each of the 211 member associations over the 2027-30 cycle for infrastructure and football development. The demand follows FIFA's scrapping of a private equity proposal after widespread opposition from national associations.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
UEFA Vice-president Laura McAllister said the organization remains on course to find a candidate capable of defeating Infantino in next March's FIFA election, uniting football's confederations, and delivering governance reform. McAllister stated the candidate need not be European but must have a clear reform programme and be capable of winning support across FIFA's member associations.
18 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
England's Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has demanded that FIFA president Gianni Infantino release all documents relating to his cancelled plan to sell a 21% stake in World Cup commercial and ticketing rights to a private investment company. Hewitt's letter, sent before the next FIFA Council meeting on 15 October, also calls for an independent review of the proposal and accuses FIFA of governance failures.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA said it will present a review of the withdrawn FFE proposal—which would have sold commercial stakes in tournaments to outside investors—to the FIFA Council, following criticism from Denmark's football chief Jesper Moller over a lack of answers about the abandoned project launched by President Gianni Infantino.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
European soccer players' union FIFPRO Europe called for FIFA governance reforms, releasing a study arguing that FIFA's withdrawn Forward Enterprise initiative would have converted flagship competitions into assets for private capital without proper stakeholder consultation. The union said governance shortcomings that enabled the proposal remain unresolved and that any future solidarity funding should be shaped jointly by stakeholders, not advanced unilaterally.
16 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
France's Football Federation joined England, Italy, and four other European nations in withdrawing support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his failed plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors. The FFF said Infantino's governance does not meet football's standards, despite his abandonment of the investment proposal.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has reconfirmed his intention to seek re-election in March 2027, despite facing calls to resign from UEFA, the AFC, and CONCACAF following the failed attempt to sell a 20 per cent stake in FIFA competitions to private investors in July. Infantino retains support from the African and South American confederations.
8 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Belgium's Football Association continues to seek answers from FIFA about why Folarin Balogun was permitted to play against Belgium in a World Cup last-16 match after his one-game ban was suspended, a decision the RBFA says was highly unorthodox and prompted by US President Donald Trump and White House lobbying. The RBFA has requested the matter be discussed at FIFA's Council meeting on 15 October and says it will not support Gianni Infantino's reelection as FIFA president.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA confirmed that president Gianni Infantino, who has held the position since 2016, will stand for re-election in 2027 after facing backlash over a scrapped plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investment firms. UEFA threatened to boycott FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, in response to the proposal.
7 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
FIFA says president Gianni Infantino, who has led the organization since 2016, will stand for re-election in March 2027. His announcement follows backlash over a scrapped plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors, which prompted UEFA and several European football associations to threaten boycotts.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →