FIFA's blockchain success highlights the growing importance of digital assets in sports, enhancing fan engagement and revenue streams.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept
Letter sent before Fifa council meeting on 15 October Infantino under pressure before presidential election The Football Association’s chair, Debbie Hewitt, has written to Gianni Infantino demanding that Fifa releases all documents relating to his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the decision to lift the USA striker Folarin Balogun’s suspension during last summer’s tournament. The Guardian revealed last month that Hewitt and other members of the Fifa council were lobbying for an independent review of the proposed Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) sell-off and the Balogun controversy. Their requests have been formalised in a letter sent to the Fifa president and his deputy, Mattias Grafström. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Matt Hughes17 Sept
The demand for transparency in FIFA's dealings could reshape governance standards and influence future leadership dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been told to release all documents relating to his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup.
BBC17 Sept
England's FIFA vice president has called for an independent review into two of FIFA's World Cup scandals, Sky News understands.
Sky News17 Sept
A review of FIFA President Gianni Infantino's failed World Cup selloff to be presented to governing body's Council.
Al Jazeera16 Sept
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says he would never take Fifa eligibility rules into consideration when selecting his squad.
BBC15 Sept
Coe rejected Moscow's claims of a 'personal obsession' with banning Russian athletes and reflected on his term and the crisis at FIFA.
Euronews15 Sept
FIFA's indecision on the 2030 World Cup final venue highlights geopolitical tensions and strategic maneuvering among co-hosting nations.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team15 Sept
FIFA's governance credibility is at stake, with potential legal scrutiny threatening to expose deeper issues in its decision-making processes.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Sept
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game The 2026 World Cup was a whirling swirl of scintillating soccer that prompted much-needed conversations about the vitality of diaspora, the fortitude of the underdog, the power of sport. In a world fractured along myriad cultural axes floating in an entertainment system dominated by on-demand content, the tournament provided a moment, perhaps unlike any other event, that brought together people from different backgrounds to simultaneously experience something meaningful. After the tournament concluded, Fifa president Gianni Infantino dropped a political pipebomb into the after-party, proposing to privatize the World Cup by injecting $20bn in private capital, with an assist from JP Morgan and Thrive Capital, the investment vehicle orchestrated by Joshua Kushner, brother to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jules Boykoff12 SeptThe World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game The 2026 World Cup was a whirling swirl of scintillating soccer that prompted much-needed conversations about the vitality of diaspora, the fortitude of the underdog, the power of sport. In a world fractured along myriad cultural axes floating in an entertainment system dominated by on-demand content, the tournament provided a moment, perhaps unlike any other event, that brought together people from different backgrounds to simultaneously experience something meaningful. After the tournament concluded, Fifa president Gianni Infantino dropped a political pipebomb into the after-party, proposing to privatize the World Cup by injecting $20bn in private capital, with an assist from JP Morgan and Thrive Capital, the investment vehicle orchestrated by Joshua Kushner, brother to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jules Boykoff12 SeptThe World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game The 2026 World Cup was a whirling swirl of scintillating soccer that prompted much-needed conversations about the vitality of diaspora, the fortitude of the underdog, the power of sport. In a world fractured along myriad cultural axes floating in an entertainment system dominated by on-demand content, the tournament provided a moment, perhaps unlike any other event, that brought together people from different backgrounds to simultaneously experience something meaningful. After the tournament concluded, Fifa president Gianni Infantino dropped a political pipebomb into the after-party, proposing to privatize the World Cup by injecting $20bn in private capital, with an assist from JP Morgan and Thrive Capital, the investment vehicle orchestrated by Joshua Kushner, brother to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jules Boykoff12 Sept
Morocco to co-host 2030 tournament with Spain and Portugal, but FIFA denies final will be in North Africa.
Al Jazeera11 Sept
Infantino was informed in late July that an investigation was being launched into Fifa’s ‘sustained campaign’ to curry favour with Donald Trump
UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries' bid to join Gianni Infantino discovery fight as president battle rumbles.
Al Jazeera11 Sept
‘Image and unity’ of game affected, FFF president says It will consult sacked former Fifa official Kevin Lamour The French Football Federation’s president, Philippe Diallo, said Gianni Infantino had “seriously damaged the image and the unity of football” as he announced the end of France’s support for the Fifa president’s re-election. The FFF’s executive committee unanimously voted on Thursday to withdraw its backing, which had been formalised at the end of June. Diallo referred to “events during the World Cup” which had “flagrantly gone against the way we believe our sport should be run” and to Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan, which was revealed in July and scrapped after a widespread backlash. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Raphaël Jucobin in Paris10 Sept‘Image and unity’ of game affected, FFF president says It will consult sacked former Fifa official Kevin Lamour The French Football Federation’s president, Philippe Diallo, said Gianni Infantino had “seriously damaged the image and the unity of football” as he announced the end of France’s support for the Fifa president’s re-election. The FFF’s executive committee unanimously voted on Thursday to withdraw its backing, which had been formalised at the end of June. Diallo referred to “events during the World Cup” which had “flagrantly gone against the way we believe our sport should be run” and to Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan, which was revealed in July and scrapped after a widespread backlash. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Raphaël Jucobin in Paris10 Sept
The French Football Federation withdrew its support for Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president on Thursday after his controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. The FFF said the executive committee decision was unanimous.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, former football star and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o spoke about the recent backlash towards FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed he will support him for re-election because of "everything he has brought to African football", adding that the African federations will defend what seems "right to us given the challenges that we face in our own federations".