FIFA Selling the World Cup

[Robioto]

Hopefully that cunt (a word I use sparingly) will be forced out of football for good.

[CannockPricey]

It's reached the stage where I'm all for apologising to Blatter for the smear campaign and giving him his job back tbh

[Gash]

UEFA now saying they've lost confidence in Infantino.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 4kr2nv3v3o

[Cods]

Time to go, Lord Nooth.

[Blueomar]

It's reached the stage where I'm all for apologising to Blatter for the smear campaign and giving him his job back tbh

I mean, it's pretty fucking awful when Blatter is far and away the more ethical character. FIFA is a very troubled organization.

[Shogun]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/li ... 2c883#post

Uefa statement
published at 14:45 BST
14:45 BST

UEFA

UEFA’s associations were very clear about the conditions attached to their non participation in FIFA competitions.

First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.

These conditions have not been met. In addition, UEFA made it abundantly clear in its statement on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s presidency. That position holds.

Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the FIFA President (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing.

[Gash]

Pathetic that he's still in the job.

[blueToffee]

Pretty long list of countries in support of Infantino. The list isn't much of a surprise though. Kinda funny that Egypt are back in line after ranting about their exit being corrupt.

[AjaxAndy]

Pretty long list of countries in support of Infantino. The list isn't much of a surprise though. Kinda funny that Egypt are back in line after ranting about their exit being corrupt.

I think Uefa are still saying they'll boycott any world cup under him unless I'm mistaken?

If that happens it won't matter how many votes he might get as his position will be completely untenable.

[CannockPricey]

Jordan a bit of a geographical outlier on that list to be fair.

[Mouse]

Jordan a bit of a geographical outlier on that list to be fair.

Prince Ali lost to Infantino. It would be safe to say Prince Ali is not a fan. Actually, it would be safe to say Prince Ali despises Infantino.

[Cantoffee]

Concacaf have come out against it as well.

Even our PM Carney spoke out against him.

"[FIFA] have their own procedures for making those determinations but certainly I don't have confidence in Mr. Infantino after this point, given what transpired and given the nature of what transpired," Carney said at a news conference on Wednesday.

[Audrey Horne]

Concacaf have come out against it as well.

Even our PM Carney spoke out against him.

"[FIFA] have their own procedures for making those determinations but certainly I don't have confidence in Mr. Infantino after this point, given what transpired and given the nature of what transpired," Carney said at a news conference on Wednesday.

Is that the Everton fan?

[Cantoffee]

Is that the Everton fan?

Yea he is. Im not sure how that came about, maybe when he was governor of the bank of England?

[AjaxAndy]

'Gianni Infantino's alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation, external.

A spokesman for the now Fifa president was reported to have told the paper Infantino "strongly denies these categorically untrue allegations".

Uefa, for whom Infantino was general secretary from 2009 to 2016, issued a statement confirming "a departure payment was made to the individual in question".

The allegations come as Infantino fights for his future as Fifa president following his aborted plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors'.

From the BBC... Now the cynic in me might think Uefa have leaked this information to the Telegraph to further make Infantino's position even more untenable