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UEFA and Norway escalate campaign to oust FIFA's Infantino
October 7, 2026 at 08:07 PM · Updated 8d ago
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مدافع توتنهام السابق يتحدى إنفانتينو على رئاسة الفيفا
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
انقلاب كروي.. خطة مزدوجة من "يويفا" للإطاحة بإنفانتينو
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SNSky News Arabia
قادة أوروبا يجتمعون في برلين لبحث "الإطاحة بإنفانتينو"
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KOKooora
اتحاد أوروبي يشكو إنفانتينو رسميًا بسبب ترامب
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AJAl Jazeera English
UEFA football leaders meet to shape strategy to oust FIFA’s Infantino
(opens the publisher’s site)European football leaders gather in Berlin to plot the ouster of FIFA president Gianni Infantino as Norway files formal complaints against him.
- The Norwegian federation filed two complaints to FIFA's ethics and governance committees accusing Infantino of possible abuse of power and conflict of interest.
- The complaints address his cancelled private-investment plan, the lifting of Folarin Balogun's suspension after Donald Trump's intervention, and FIFA's peace award to Trump.
- UEFA called its 55 member federations to a Thursday summit in Berlin to find a challenger before the November 18 candidate deadline.
- UEFA is preparing a Swiss criminal complaint against Infantino over the World Cup sell-off deal and has sought US court authorization for evidence discovery.
- European football leaders gathered in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss finding a challenger before UEFA's Thursday summit.
- FIFA's presidential election is set for March 18 in Morocco, with Infantino reported to have secured around 90 votes so far.
- Infantino is reportedly securing support from countries including Latvia and Azerbaijan ahead of the March 18 presidential election.
- Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramón Vega announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, challenging his Swiss compatriot Infantino.