Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world
Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos
Fifa
Gianni Infantino ‘has lost Uefa’s confidence’ after Fifa chief scraps World Cup sell-off plan
Uefa: ‘We cannot keep going on with secret schemes’
Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell off chunks of World Cup sensationally collapses
Gianni Infantino abandons proposal as Uefa boycott threat and internal revolt pile pressure on president
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonated
Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished
The Irish Times view on football’s schism: Infantino overshoots
What began as a row over a bad deal has escalated
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycott
All 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equity
Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans go through to sell stakes to private investors
Decision made by 55 member associations at emergency meeting on Thursday
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan is part of a desire for expansion that was clear from the start
Fifa’s plans to sell a share of the World Cup’s commercial rights are the latest in a long line of presidential power moves
FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plans
Uefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’
Is the World Cup for sale? Here’s what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next
Gianni Infantino is under fire from Uefa over plans to sell off commercial rights for the tournament but he says they are ‘about the democratisation of football worldwide’
Concacaf joins criticism of Fifa plan to sell off World Cup stakes to private investors
Uefa furious at Fifa’s World Cup private investment plan, saying it crosses a line
‘This crosses a line’: Uefa furious at Fifa’s World Cup private investment plan
Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors
Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup
Governments of Brazil and Mexico also involved, claims Argentinian president
Ken Early: Argentina shows us what Ireland could be if our GAA culture escaped the island
Argentinians may believe that nobody can get more carried away over football than they do ... but we know better – just think England
It’s embarrassing that the Irish Open is being held at a Trump-owned property
Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve
The World Cup had the goodwill of the American people, but corporatism won
It felt as though the global understanding of the World Cup was undergoing a metamorphosis before the eyes of the world
Instead of retracing their New England steps, it’s business as usual for Liverpool
Overcharging gullible fans to watch shadow XIs has become as much a part of summer’s ritual as epic thunderstorms and power outages
World Cup ruminations
RTÉ’s coverage, refereeing the final, and the famous photo of Messi and baby Yamal
‘Reclaim football’: Sepp Blatter joins La Liga chief in call for Gianni Infantino to resign
Blatter attacks successor as Fifa president, while Javier Tebas says system is ‘rotten at its core’
Neuer to Neymar: 10 World Cup players who have retired from international football
Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning goalkeeper and a Brazilian icon are among those who have called time after the 2026 tournament
Trump and Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
Argentina’s Cristian Romero snubs Trump’s handshake during presentation of the World Cup runners-up medals
Rodri wins World Cup Golden Ball as Kylian Mbappé wins second Golden Boot
The Golden Glove award went to Unai Simon, while Pau Cubarsi won the Fifa Young Player award
Fever dream World Cup half-time show the most entertaining part of a somewhat Super Sunday
Ferran Torres provides fitting finish to good but not great World Cup
World Cup 2026: The best goals, best players, best teams, best matches
The enduring brilliance of Lionel Messi, Donald Trump’s shocking intervention, and Ireland’s adoption of Cape Verde marked an engrossing World Cup
‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage
Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers
World Cup pundit ratings: One out of 10 performances on RTÉ and BBC while Roy Keane stars
Pundits have informed and entertained throughout the tournament... or at least some of them have
Spain’s 1-0 result over Argentina a strangely old-fashioned conclusion to a high-wire World Cup
Epic tournament reduced to a cauldron and concludes as something claustrophobic and almost unbearable
Spain beat Argentina through imperious collective football craft and near-impregnable defence
World Cup 2026 final was a football match carrying an unbearable weight of expectation
Spain the winners but football the loser in worst World Cup final of all time
Tournament finale proves spending the big bucks does not guarantee entertainment
World Cup Final: Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in New Jersey – as it happened
Spain claim second World title with Ferran Torres’ extra-time winner
World Cup 2026 in quotes: ‘The greatest human, social and cultural event mankind has ever witnessed’ – ehh, right
Infanto’s exaggerations, Trump’s meddling, France’s exit, Ronaldo’s ego and other choice quotes
Nothing in my adult life can match the visceral joy and ecstatic anxiety of sport
There is a pure escape, a total transportation, that no other field of human endeavour is quite so capable of providing
World Cup final is a classic clash of the process team with a side riding an emotional wave
Shackle Rodri the metronome and Argentina’s passion play can floor Spain in Sunday’s intriguing decider
Ken Early: World Cup final is a confrontation of two opposite ways of seeing the world
Argentina are an inexplicable frenzy of tears, rage, ecstasy, barbecue, violence and genius
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