Since pitching the FIFA World Cup sell-off plan to the member associations, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been caught in controversy as global backlash is going to threaten his position. In...

It would be a “terrible mistake” to replace the football boss after the success of the 2026 World Cup, the U.S. president posted on Truth Social.

FIFA denies claims that President Infantino sought Trump’s support after a failed World Cup rights sell-off plan.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino reached out to President Trump and sought his support in the midst of mounting backlash triggered by the football governing body’s decision to sell World Cup...

(Corrects paragraph 9 to say Joshua Kushner is brother of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, not that Joshua is Trump's son-in-law)Aug 3 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial right

(Corrects paragraph 9 to say Joshua Kushner is brother of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, not that Joshua is Trump's son-in-law)Aug 3 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial right

Aug 4 : FIFA on Tuesday dismissed as "pure fiction" a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.The denial came after the New York Post reported on Monday that Infa