Gianni Infantino

Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino must go, but nothing will change without vast structural reform

Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced

Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00

Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world

Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos

Sat Aug 01 2026 - 19:00

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’

Sat Aug 01 2026 - 17:02

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

Sat Aug 01 2026 - 07:23

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

Fri Jul 31 2026 - 20:44

The Irish Times view on football’s schism: Infantino overshoots

What began as a row over a bad deal has escalated

Fri Jul 31 2026 - 20:00

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

Thu Jul 30 2026 - 21:13

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

Thu Jul 30 2026 - 20:53

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

Wed Jul 29 2026 - 21:28

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’

Wed Jul 29 2026 - 16:04

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’

Wed Jul 29 2026 - 10:50

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

Wed Jul 29 2026 - 09:19

‘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

Tue Jul 28 2026 - 17:33

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

Sat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00

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

Fri Jul 24 2026 - 13:31

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

Mon Jul 20 2026 - 07:44

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

Mon Jul 20 2026 - 06:00

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

Sun Jul 19 2026 - 19:00

World Cup may make us all losers unless soccer is organised differently

And if only Ronaldo had the same prescription as Messi

Sat Jul 18 2026 - 06:00

World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martin’s team and tactics for ‘halftime show’

Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers

Sat Jul 18 2026 - 05:15

More than 200 countries endorse Infantino for fourth Fifa term despite Balogun scandal

Uefa has made its opposition clear on a number of issues but is unlikely to put forward a candidate

Fri Jul 17 2026 - 13:03

Gianni Infantino hints at expansion to 64-team World Cup before 2030 event

Fifa president says 48-team tournament has been a ‘huge success’

Sun Jul 12 2026 - 16:55

Jim Boyce: ‘I’ve known Infantino for years. He should have told Trump to keep out of football’

The Belfast-based former Fifa vice-president on the red-card review controversy, 57 years of marriage and being caught up in a bombing

Sat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00

Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa

Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity

Fri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00

World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names

All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest

Tue Jul 07 2026 - 07:35

USA crash out to Belgium in last-16 loss in Seattle

Co-hosts lose 4-1 to Belgium in game overshadowed by red-card reprieve given to Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump’s phone call to Gianni Infantino

Tue Jul 07 2026 - 07:01

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Trump confirms asking for Balogun red card review

Belgium will appeal against striker’s availability for tie

Mon Jul 06 2026 - 17:36

The World Cup – soccer in general – seems to have escaped its once-stubborn naffness

The vast efficiency of the current tournament wipes out the comforting leathery embarrassment football once allowed

Sun Jul 05 2026 - 05:15

My son’s frustrating World Cup sticker book is a perfect reflection of Fifa

My son’s World Cup sticker book offers an unmissable opportunity for me to deliver the first ever broadsheet book review of this most vaunted form of literature

Fri Jul 03 2026 - 06:00