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FIFA: COO Lamour leaves after criticizing Infantino and his ‘project of one person’
Frenchman Kevin Lamour has left his role as FIFA’s chief operating officer after criticizing president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped private investor plan. Lamour described the plan as “the project of one person.”
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What next for beleaguered FIFA president Infantino?
Gianni Infantino’s hope that a combative statement condemning “a concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine him would spark a period of reflection were dashed on Monday. UEFA, Concacaf and Asia’s AFC did not hold back in targeting Infantino and his style of leadership in an open letter. Despite all sides calling for unity, their idea of how that can be achieved diverges markedly.
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Lise Klaveness, the Norwegian thorn in Infantino’s side
The 45-year-old head of Norway’s soccer federation, a lawyer and former international with 73 caps has been highly vocal about international soccer’s woes under Infantino. She fired her first salvo at Infantino in 2022 about the conditions of the World Cup in Qatar.
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UEFA chief Ceferin: ‘Underdog’ leader taking fight to FIFA’s Infantino
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says one of his mantras is to “choose your battles”, but European soccer’s governing body is now locked in a bitter fight with FIFA boss Gianni Infantino. Ceferin has previously called himself an “underdog” leader, despite having been at the helm of UEFA since 2016 and pushed through a statute change […]
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FIFA apologizes for World Cup investment plan, leadership backs Infantino at crisis meeting
FIFA’s leadership acknowledged “errors” while nonetheless backing under-fire president Gianni Infantino following a crisis meeting in Morocco. “A review will now be conducted, and a report will be presented to the FIFA Council at its next scheduled meeting,” the FIFA statement said.
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What They Said: Infantino and the failed deal affair
Here’s a compilation of reactions to Infantino’s ill-fated quest to allow private investment in the World Cup from critics, FIFA insiders and supporters.
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Infantino struggling to survive, says former IOC marketing chief
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s leadership has become “radioactive” and his 10-year reign as head of world soccer “is over,” said Michael Payne, former head of marketing at the IOC. “I do not think we have ever seen such a fast fall from grace by a sports leader.”
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FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash: Infantino
A damaging blow to Infantino himself came with the resignation of senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro, the former U.S. Soccer president who called the idea “a bad deal for FIFA’s member associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game.”
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Concacaf calls for ‘comprehensive reckoning with’ Infantino’s FIFA leadership
“This recent unilateral and egregious act of poor governance and leadership follows a pattern of missteps and similar behavior,” CONCACAF said in a statement. It joined UEFA in criticizing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s actions and expressing doubt over his suitability to continue in the role.