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Infantino faces FIFA rebels in Zurich after failed World Cup stake sale

Global Published 14 October 2026, 20:00 · archived 14 Oct 2026

ZURICH: Gianni Infantino faces the soccer leaders who want him gone on Thursday in his first meeting with FIFA’s top brass since his plan to sell a stake in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, collapsed. Infantino has faced calls to resign from the leaders of three regional football confederations – UEFA (Europe), AFC (Asia) and CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean) – and their representatives will be present in Zurich for a FIFA Council meeting. They will be joined by their counterparts from Africa, South America and Oceania. On the agenda will be a discussion of the f...

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