Mon 31 August 2026: Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football with Argentina on Monday, saying he had given everything to the national team and believed it was time for a new generation. In a statement on US social media platform Instagram, Messi said the decision had been painful but that he had considered […]
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Sun 23 August 2026: Six Nordic football associations have delivered a united blow to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, declaring they have lost confidence in his leadership while demanding sweeping governance reforms at world football’s governing body. The six Nordic FIFA members – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands – met in Helsinki […]
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Tue 18 August 2026: Human rights organisation FairSquare has urged FIFA to rule that Gianni Infantino is ineligible to seek another term as the football governing body’s president, arguing he has already served the maximum three terms permitted under the body’s statutes. FIFA presidents are limited to three terms in office. However, in 2022, Infantino successfully argued […]
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Wed 12 August 2026: US President Donald Trump warned FIFA against replacing its president, Gianni Infantino, saying the world’s leading football governing body would be making a “terrible mistake” by doing so. “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump said Monday in a […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Turkish football club Trabzonspor announced late Tuesday that it has officially begun talks to sign Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. “Negotiations have begun over the transfer of professional soccer player Mohamed Salah, who is a free agent, to our club,” Trabzonspor said in a statement sent to the Istanbul Stock Exchange which […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: UEFA, who were the strongest opponents of FIFA’s plan, slam the Gianni Infantino-led governing body despite standdown. European football’s governing body UEFA says it has lost confidence in the sport’s global governing body FIFA under its current leadership. UEFA voted on Thursday to boycott FIFA if it did not withdraw its proposal […]
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Wed 29 July 2026: UEFA intensified its opposition to FIFA’s proposed World Cup commercial venture on Wednesday after President Gianni Infantino reportedly gave national associations until Sept. 19 to support the plan or lose access to a one-off payment. “Today we have learned of FIFA’s deadline to associations to support their proposals or have the […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: Spain’s 2026 World Cup triumph was overshadowed by a surge in racist and Islamophobic abuse online, with the tournament emerging as a major trigger for hate speech and teenage star Lamine Yamal becoming one of its most prominent targets, Anadolu reports. According to a social media monitoring bulletin published by the Spanish […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Argentine President Javier Milei faced criticism on social media after publishing a message that appeared to announce a national celebration following Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. In a post titled World Celebration, Milei said that, in light of the Argentine national team’s achievement, the government […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset issued a statement Sunday ahead of the 2026 World Cup final, raising questions about FIFA’s practices during the tournament. “A sanction suspended under pressure, within days, with no reasons given. The authority of referees called into question. Racist abuse of players, some of it […]
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