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Gianni Infantino: FA set to withdraw support for Fifa president

Gianni Infantino: FA set to withdraw support for Fifa president | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 3, 3:49 AM
The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors.
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Since 2013, a Sports Management news archive of resources designed to support the book The Business of Sport Management, eds. John Beech and Simon Chadwick, Pearson Education. Regularly updated with news from the world of Sports Management.. See also http://tinyurl.com/TBOEM for Events Management news, including, for example, the FIFA World Cups.  Using the TAGS below is strongly recommended.
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Police occupy Djibouti FA headquarters as members vote Infantino supporter Souleiman Waberi from office

Police occupy Djibouti FA headquarters as members vote Infantino supporter Souleiman Waberi from office | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - October 6, 3:10 AM

October 6 – Police occupied the headquarters of the Djibouti Football Federation (FDF) on Monday, ordering federation president Souleiman Hassan Waberi (pictured), who also sits on the FIFA Council, and is a staunch supporter of embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino. While Waberi’s star has risen within FIFA as an Infantino acolyte, at home he has been under growing pressure from clubs who want him removed from office. Police first entered the FA headquarters on Sunday before returning to occupy the bulding on Monday after a group of club presidents called an extraordinary general assembly aimed at removing Waberi and his executive committee.

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Women's Tennis Association ‌announces 'major milestone' with equal prize money across all combined 1000 tournaments from 2027 | Tennis News

Women's Tennis Association ‌announces 'major milestone' with equal prize money across all combined 1000 tournaments from 2027 | Tennis News | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.skysports.com - October 1, 3:50 PM
For the first time in 2027, every combined WTA 1000 event will award equal prize money, building on the path forged by the Original 9, including Billie Jean King; you can watch the WTA/ATP China Open and ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters live on Sky Sports
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Ceferin’s lambasting of Infantino met with applause at European Football Clubs General Assembly

Ceferin’s lambasting of Infantino met with applause at European Football Clubs General Assembly | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 30, 12:04 AM
September 30 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has slammed FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, attacking the football supremo over  the attempted World Cup sell-off, the Trump Peace Prize and the Balogun red card scandal. In a speech addressing European Football Clubs General Assembly in Copenhagen, Ceferin (pictured) reached for the story by Hans Christian Andersen to criticise Infantino, without naming him by name. “The emperor is naked,” said Ceferin. “Perhaps the moral story of this is convenient words cannot change uncomfortable realities. Read more …
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NFL breaks 2026 Brazilian sports attendance record at first Maracanã game

From www.thestadiumbusiness.com - September 28, 12:25 PM

The NFL’s first match held at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro has broken the attendance record for a sporting event in Brazil this year with a crowd of 72,792.

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FIFA President Infantino accused of "woefully inadequate" response to US probe

FIFA President Infantino accused of "woefully inadequate" response to US probe | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 24, 6:48 AM
Democratic members of the US House Judiciary Committee have accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of a "woefully inadequate" level of co-operation toward a probe into his relationship with Donald Trump. 
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FIFPRO demands FIFA reform highlighting Europe's worth to the global game 

FIFPRO demands FIFA reform highlighting Europe's worth to the global game  | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 15, 7:48 AM

FIFPRO and FIFPRO Europe have demanded an overhaul of FIFA’s governance so that “no single office can act unilaterally again a repeat."  

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Turkish Clubs Are 1.6bn in Debt, Signed Salah | BackPage FC

Turkish Clubs Are 1.6bn in Debt, Signed Salah | BackPage FC | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From backpagefc.com - September 3, 8:19 PM
Türkiye's big four carry 85 billion lira of debt and spent through it anyway. This is not the new Saudi, and Fabinho leaving Riyadh for Trabzonspor explains why.
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Danish, Finnish and Swedish FAs request EU collaboration to ensure football’s ‘soul’ is never put on sale again

Danish, Finnish and Swedish FAs request EU collaboration to ensure football’s ‘soul’ is never put on sale again | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 2, 7:59 AM
September 2 – The Danish, Finnish, and Swedish Football Associations have written to EU commissioner for youth, culture and sport Glenn Micallef, expressing “serious concern” over FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s attempt to sell off the World Cup rights to a private equity funded business. They call “a broader European conversation about the future governance of international football”. In their letter they “propose closer coordination between European football and European policymakers,” saying that at the heart of their concerns is the protection of the European sports model. Read more …
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Callaway ditches golf brand Good Good over sexist video backlash

Callaway ditches golf brand Good Good over sexist video backlash | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 28, 4:06 AM
Golf club manufacturer Callaway ends its partnership with content creator Good Good with immediate effect and donates $1m to women's charity after promoting advert that shows a woman being pushed over.
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UEFA calls off FIFA boycott plans to enable U20 Women to play World Cup, but still wants Infantino out

UEFA calls off FIFA boycott plans to enable U20 Women to play World Cup, but still wants Infantino out | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - August 27, 4:19 AM
UEFA nations will compete in the upcoming U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland that kicks off September 5, and the U17 Men’s World Cup in Qatar.
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Premier League chief Richard Masters says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan

Premier League chief Richard Masters says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 18, 12:18 PM
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".
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Fifa: Kevin Lamour sacked after criticising president Gianni Infantino

Fifa: Kevin Lamour sacked after criticising president Gianni Infantino | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 17, 3:52 PM
Senior Fifa figure Kevin Lamour is sacked football's world governing body three weeks after criticising its president Gianni Infantino.
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Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis threaten Caribbean unity as they sign ‘pro forma’ support statements for Infantino

Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis threaten Caribbean unity as they sign ‘pro forma’ support statements for Infantino | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - August 14, 4:22 AM

August 14 – Two Caribbean federations have broken from the pack and ‘reaffirmed’ their support for beleaguered FIFA president Gianni Infantino who has plunged the world governing body into its biggest constitutional crisis ever over his (withdrawn) proposal to sell off all World Cup commercial rights. The Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis FAs have both made remarkably similar statements offering their support. Neither statement is signed though it is believed that they were both issued following contact from FIFA’s member association division. 

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UAE threaten to cut UK investment over Man City guilty verdict

UAE threaten to cut UK investment over Man City guilty verdict | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - October 5, 4:21 AM

October 5 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned the UK government that it could cancel major investment into the country following the guilty verdict against Manchester City over financial breaches of the Premier League rules.  Last week, the Premier League confirmed that the club had broken the financial rules between 2009 and 2018, but according to Bloomberg and the Daily Telegraph, the UAE have said the actions by the Premier League would “have an influence on the bilateral state relationship”. 

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Lionel Messi buys Spanish club in stunning takeover –

Lionel Messi buys Spanish club in stunning takeover – | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From k24.digital - October 1, 4:21 PM

Inter Miami and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has turned to a new challenge after completing the acquisition of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense.

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Half of FIFA's $250m Club World Cup solidarity money will go to Europe

Half of FIFA's $250m Club World Cup solidarity money will go to Europe | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 29, 4:35 AM

September 29 – Europe’s clubs will receive half of the $250 million solidarity World Club Cup money.  In a longstanding of saga, EFC and FIFA have agreed on allocating half of the solidarity money that FIFA promised before the 2025 Club World Cup to non-participant clubs to Europe and half to the rest of the world.   World football’s governing body did so to assuage fears that the competition would further distort competitive balance. But clubs around the old continent had grown increasingly frustrated and impatient.  

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Infantino fires up the FIFA jet for a weekend of lobbying in the Caribbean

Infantino fires up the FIFA jet for a weekend of lobbying in the Caribbean | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 25, 11:18 AM

FIFA September 24 – After weeks of hiding and refusal to face his member associations or governing council members, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has found his jet legs again. This weekend he is visiting Caribbean islands on the campaign trial as he desperately tries to muster support.

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English FA demands Infantino releases World Cup sell off and Balogun file, says FIFA’s own review can’t be trusted

English FA demands Infantino releases World Cup sell off and Balogun file, says FIFA’s own review can’t be trusted | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 18, 7:46 AM

September 17 – English FA chair Debbie Hewitt, a FIFA vice-president, has added her voice to the calls for more transparency from FIFA president Gianni Infantino regarding the planned sell-off of FIFA’s commercial rights into a private equity backed new business, FIFA Football Enterprise (FFE). Hewitt has written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino demanding FIFA release the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) documents before the world federation’s next Council meeting. 

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Major League Soccer clubs smash transfer record in 2026

Major League Soccer clubs smash transfer record in 2026 | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 10, 6:11 AM
MLS clubs spent a record $370 million on transfer fees in 2026, while generating an all-time high $218 million from player sales.
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FIFA's transfer window analysis details mammoth $9.89 billion market 

FIFA's transfer window analysis details mammoth $9.89 billion market  | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - September 4, 5:15 AM
Players who featured at this summer’s FIFA World Cup accounted for more than $3.3 billion in transfer fees during a record-breaking window.
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August 28, 9:40 AM
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Stadium closures for Old Firm after fan disorder

Stadium closures for Old Firm after fan disorder | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 28, 7:22 AM
Celtic and Rangers are ordered to play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors after fan disorder last season.
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Gianni Infantino: Uefa pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president

Gianni Infantino: Uefa pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 27, 10:42 AM
Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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UEFA and Concacaf moot combined Nations League. AFC joining would make it global

UEFA and Concacaf moot combined Nations League. AFC joining would make it global | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - August 21, 4:50 AM

August 21 – UEFA and Concacaf are reportedly looking at turning their open opposition to Gianni Infantino into something far more tangible – a new 96-team Nations League that would sit largely outside FIFA’s competitive structure. According to the Guardian, the two confederations have reportedly begun discussions over combining their existing Nations League competitions from as early as 2028, creating a cross-Atlantic tournament involving every member association in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean. 

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August 18, 9:22 AM
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FairSquare insists FIFA rules prevent Infantino running for presidency again

FairSquare insists FIFA rules prevent Infantino running for presidency again | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.insideworldfootball.com - August 18, 7:36 AM
Rights group FairSquare has demanded that FIFA prevent the organisation’s boss Gianni Infantino from running for the presidency again. In a letter to FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee, FairSquare argued that Infantino cannot run again under the world governing body’s own statutes, which limit the presidency to three terms in article 33.
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Cliftonville FC: Members vote in favour of TIG takeover

Cliftonville FC: Members vote in favour of TIG takeover | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - August 17, 2:49 PM
The future of Cliftonville is now settled as members have voted in favour of a takeover by the Toronto Investment Group [TIG] following a long-running saga.
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