Accusations surfaced regarding the president of FIFA, involving FIFPRO and CAF, leading to the executive committee extending support.

The entities involved

• FIFPRO →

  Worldwide organization representing professional football players

  Nothing else this week.

• Gianni Infantino →

  Swiss-Italian football administrator

  • The 2026 FIFA World Cup is a major international sporting event in North America, expected to attract millions of international visitors.Sun 21:34
  • Gianni Infantino serves as the President of FIFA.Sun 09:26
• FIFA →

  international governing body of association football

  • Omar Artan, who represents Somalia, was poised to be a World Cup referee but faced denial of entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Andrew Giuliani defended the policy.Sun 21:00
  • Brasileirão league is paused for the FIFA window, while business intelligence tracks companies in Latin America.Sun 10:30

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• Infantino proposed a review of FIFA's governance framework and called for changes to leadership in a letter to members and the Council.Sep 21
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