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12 days ago9 min readsports

Infantino’s ​power ‌play ‍triggers FIFA’s ⁠biggest ​governance ‌crisis ‍in years

KATHMANDU: ​When ‌Gianni ‍Infantino took ⁠the ​helm, ‌FIFA ‍was mired ⁠in ​a ‌severe ‍crisis. Elected ⁠as ​president ‌in ‍2016 after ⁠defeating ​Sheikh ‌Salman ‍bin Ebrahim ⁠Al-Khalifa, ​then ‌president ‍of the ⁠Asian ​Football ‌Confederation ‍(AFC), the ⁠world ​governing ‌body ‍of football ⁠was ​crippled ‌by ‍corruption allegations, ⁠a ​leadership ‌crisis, ‍and financial ⁠uncertainty. ​Following ‌the ‍exit of ⁠[…]

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Nepal News English12 days ago

Infantino’s ​power ‌play ‍triggers FIFA’s ⁠biggest ​governance ‌crisis ‍in years

KATHMANDU: ​When ‌Gianni ‍Infantino took ⁠the ​helm, ‌FIFA ‍was mired ⁠in ​a ‌severe ‍crisis. Elected ⁠as ​president ‌in ‍2016 after ⁠defeating ​Sheikh ‌Salman ‍bin Ebrahim ⁠Al-Khalifa, ​then ‌president ‍of the ⁠Asian ​Football ‌Confederation ‍(AFC), the ⁠world ​governing ‌body ‍of football ⁠was ​crippled ‌by ‍corruption allegations, ⁠a ​leadership ‌crisis, ‍and financial ⁠uncertainty. ​Following ‌the ‍exit of ⁠[…]

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Persons Mentioned (6)

Joshua KushnerSheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-KhalifaSepp BlatterGianni InfantinoDonald TrumpJared Kushner

Organizations (4)

Thrive CapitalAsian Football ConfederationFIFA Forward EnterpriseFIFA

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ABC News17 days ago

FIFA ​Faces ‌Backlash ‍as Senior ⁠Advisor ​Resigns ‌Over ‍Private Investment ⁠Plans

Kathmandu— ​FIFA ‌President ‍Gianni Infantino ⁠is ​under ‌mounting ‍pressure after ⁠one ​of ‌his ‍top advisors ⁠resigned ​and ‌major ‍football federations ⁠threatened ​boycotts ‌over ‍the organization's ⁠plans ​to ‌sell ‍stakes in ⁠its ​commercial ‌rights ‍to private ⁠investors. ​Carlos ‌Cordeiro, ‍a former ⁠head ​of ‌the ‍United States ⁠Soccer ​Federation ‌and ‍senior advisor ⁠to ​both ‌Infantino ‍and US ⁠[…]

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Nepal News English11 days ago

FIFA ​apologises ‌to ‍its member ⁠associations ​over ‌now-withdrawn ‍FFE plan, ⁠reaffirms ​support ‌for ‍President Infantino

RABAT: ​FIFA ‌has ‍apologised to ⁠its ​member ‌associations ‍for the ⁠handling ​of ‌its ‍now-withdrawn FIFA ⁠Forward ​Enterprise ‌(FFE) ‍proposal to ⁠sell ​World ‌Cup ‍commercial rights, ⁠while ​the ‌organisation’s ‍leadership, on ⁠Thursday, ​reiterated ‌its ‍backing for ⁠President ​Gianni ‌Infantino ‍following a ⁠meeting ​in ‌Morocco. ‍Both FIFA ⁠and ​Infantino ‌have ‍come under ⁠intense ​scrutiny ‌since ‍the announcement ⁠[…]

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Locations (4)

KATHMANDUMexicoCanadaUnited States

Categorization & Context

Primary Domain

sports and athletics

Event Nature

policy announcement or legislation

Event Format

standard news report

All Categories

sports

Key Phrases

  • •Commercial rights
  • •Governance crisis
  • •FIFA Forward Enterprise
  • •Thrive Capital
  • •World Cup
  • •Gianni Infantino
  • •Donald Trump
  • •Jared Kushner