FIFA president Gianni Infantino has criticised Premier League clubs’ spending on agents. Infantino said more money should be going to “the clubs that trained and developed the players signed from abroad”. Premier League clubs spent a combined £409.5m on agents and intermediaries in the 12 months to February 2024, said a Football Association …
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FIFA President, Infantino Suggests New Dates For 2025 AFCON Schedule
FIFA President Gianni Infantino FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reportedly requested a significant change regarding the schedule for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which is set to be held in Morocco. The recently concluded 2023 edition of the tournament in Ivory Coast received widespread acclaim. It not only witnessed …
Read More »FIFA Threatens Women’s World Cup Blackout
Europe’s top football nations face a broadcast blackout for this year’s Women’s World Cup unless media organisations improve their “disappointing” offers for the rights, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. Offers from “Big Five” European countries — Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France — were not acceptable to football’s world governing …
Read More »Amnesty International Reacts Over FIFA President Infantino’s Bomshell
Amnesty International has reacted to the FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s comments, lambasting the Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record over what he termed as “hypocrisy and double moral standards.” Infantino’s remarks triggered response from the rights group, accusing the FIFA chief of “brushing aside legitimate criticism.” Amnesty stated, “Gianni …
Read More »FIFA President, Gianni Infantino Says Criticism Of Qatar ‘Hypocritical’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accused the Western countries of “hypocrisy” and slammed the criticism towards World Cup hosts Qatar during his opening speech ahead of the tournament on Saturday. “For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for …
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