Infantino faces calls for his resignation as head due to investigations into near-misses at Sydney Airport, pushing for robust compensation measures.

The entities involved

• 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
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau →

  national transport safety investigator in Australia

  • An investigation into a fatal accident in Ballarat found that the train brakes were not operating correctly.Wed 23:00

Related events

• Infantino's leadership of FIFA was deemed flawed.Jul 31
• 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
• Infantino faces leadership challenges regarding the financial viability and private investment plan for the World Cup.Sep 17