Infantino faces FIFA council in Zurich as three confederations demand his resignation
October 14, 2026 at 03:04 PM · Updated 2d ago
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Infantino faces FIFA rebels in Zurich after failed World Cup stake sale
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مجلس الفيفا يجتمع وسط تصاعد الضغوط على إنفانتينو
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بعد تدخل ترامب.. فيفا يبرر جدل قضية بالوجون: اللوائح لم تكن واضحة!
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لمنع تكرار فضيحة بالوغون في كأس العالم.. فيفا يتجه لتعديل لوائحه التأديبية
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FIFA set to change rules that led to Folarin Balogun World Cup red card reversal - sources - ESPN
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متسلحًا بدعم عربي.. إنفانتينو يصارع العزل في اجتماع زيورخ الحاسم
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Gianni Infantino faces grilling at potentially ‘explosive’ Fifa council meeting
(opens the publisher’s site)Infantino faces FIFA council members in Zurich Thursday for the first time since his World Cup sell-off plan collapsed, as three confederations' presidents seek his resignation.
- The presidents of UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC, each demanding Infantino's resignation, will attend Thursday's meeting to press for an independent governance review.
- The meeting is Infantino's first with council members since the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan to sell World Cup stakes collapsed.
- The Times reported US Internal Revenue Service filings show a FIFA subsidiary paid Infantino $1.76m in 2024 beyond his declared salary.
- FIFA denied paying Infantino a second salary, stating all reporting requirements are met and compensation is set by an independent subcommittee.
- Thursday's agenda includes the FIFA Forward project and Infantino's decision to award the FIFA Peace Award to Donald Trump in December.
- German FA president Bernd Neuendorf joined calls for Infantino's resignation, demanding structural reforms to limit presidential powers.
- The upcoming FIFA presidential election is scheduled to take place on March 18 in Rabat, Morocco.
- Thursday's agenda includes a proposed $6.35 billion development fund for member associations for the 2026-2030 period.
- FIFA is set to amend its disciplinary regulations to bar future suspensions of automatic one-match bans for direct red cards after the Balogun controversy.