“My job entails having discussions, having conversations, exchanging documents, drafts, ideas, whatever, on many, many, many, many, topics. Otherwise you don’t go anywhere. I mean, if Ijust have to stay in my room and not speak to anyone and cannot do anything, how can I do my job properly? So if then this is being […]
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The football movement, White House visits, and how everything is relative
FIFA president Gianni Infantino‘s interview with SportsIllustrated’s Brian Straus and the Washington Post’s Steven Goff is certainly an eye-opener. Infantino, who was in Washington along with U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro tomeet with President Donald Trump at the White House, questions whether the current structure of American pro soccer is holding it back, saying he […]
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Talk of the 2026 World Cup bid campaign
“What I’m saying to everyone is look at the report, what is good for football, for the development of football all over the world. Then take your decision on your convictions.” — FIFA president Gianni Infantino, in an interview with reporters on Monday, reiterating that FIFA members should consult the World Cup 2026 task force’s […]
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What They're Saying: Gianni Infantino
“Joint nominations are good, and the fact that Canada, the United States and Mexico are united in a common project is a positive message … FIFA does not have the right to impose heavy burdenson a single country if an event can be organized in several.” — FIFA president Gianni Infantino, whose remarks about the […]
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What They're Saying: Gianni Infantino
“Our goal is to reach one billion in France in 2019.” — FIFA president Gianni Infantino, on hand for the official launch of the 2019 Women’s World Cup countdown in France, on thetournament shattering the Women’s World Cup record for most television viewers. (AP)
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British parliament hears about FIFA's resistance to independent scrutiny
How has FIFA changed since Sepp Blatter stepped down as president and Gianni Infantino was elected to replace him? The governing body of soccer has been restructured, there’s been a hugeturnover of elected and staff executives and reforms have been instituted. But the underlying culture at the heart of so many of the scandals hasn’t […]
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Infantino again under the spotlight for committee moves
Hopes and expectations of FIFA reform under president Gianni Infantino have taken another setback. The Guardian reported Infantino orchestrated the removal of the ethics committee chairman andmembers last May while the committee was investigating Infantino for allegedly citing an inaccurate amount of money he spent on his election campaign.
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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FIFA has a Russia problem
Only now will attention turn to Russia and the 2018 World Cup, and we’re surely in for a rocky ride. It begins with next month’s Confederations Cup — the World Cup dress rehearsal — and FIFA isalready facing questions on multiple fronts about its Russian adventure. The focal point: the Zenit Arena in Vladimir Putin‘s […]
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Infantino shows some of Blatter's thirst for power
What’s the difference between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his discredited predecessor, Sepp Blatter? “One comes from Brig,” ousted FIFA investigator CornelBorbely said. “The other from Visp.” While Infantino is not accused of financial wrongdoing like Blatter, the former UEFA executive seems to have the same thirst for power inthe clandestine way decisions are made.