FIFA boss Gianni Infantino cancels planned speech at swanky Hamptons bash amid legal threat

Embattled FIFA boss Gianni Infantino abruptly pulled out of a swanky confab for the Wall Street elite amid UEFA's legal threats over his botched sell-off deal with billionaire Joshua Kushner, The Post can reveal.

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, is facing backlash from European soccer leaders over a failed World Cup investment plan

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, is facing backlash from European soccer leaders over a failed World Cup investment plan

28 August 2026 The Romanian Football Federation announced on Wednesday, August 26, that it will not support Gianni Infantino for a new term as FIFA president. The decision comes amid major discontent generated by Infantino's plan to sell shares in the World Cup. He was also criticized for other decisions immediately af

The Athletic can reveal that the proposal had over $250m of financial commitments from investors.

The pressure on the embattled FIFA president remains immense but he receives a major boost from one of his most vocal opponents.

European soccer body UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan will not be revived.

UEFA set to end threat of FIFA events boycott after assurances over Gianni Infantino's failed World Cup investor plan.

A FIFA spokesperson said all qualified teams would participate in next month's Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland, the first major tournament that could have been affected by the standoff.

The European soccer governing body is expected to lift the boycott threat, according to reports

UEFA set to end threat of FIFA events boycott over Infantino’s failed World Cup investor plan  AP News

In late July, UEFA announced its 55 member associations would take no part in FIFA competitions as long as the world governing body's FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal remained alive.

The UEFA lifts the boycott of FIFA competitions, but goes all in for Gianni Infantino's departure  MARCA

UEFA had pledged to boycott FIFA competitions in response to Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell stakes in tournaments such as the World Cup to private investors

UEFA set to lift FIFA boycott threat as Italy drops support for Infantino  Reuters

Gianni Infantino must be shocked. He’s spent his near-decade-long tenure as FIFA president squeezing football for every cent possible. Now he’s weathering a global revolt against his leadership just for doing what he’s always done, after he quite literally tried to sell the World Cup to the highest bidder. Popular crit

Aug 26 : UEFA is set to drop its threat to boycott FIFA tournaments after receiving assurances that plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major competitions will not be revived, sources aware of the discussions told Reuters on Wednesday, as Italy withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.Italy beca

The Irish Football Association has become the latest national governing body to withdraw its backing for the head of the global game, FIFA President Gianni Infantino.A short statement issued from Windsor Park said:“The Irish FA has withdrawn its support for FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.”The proposal to sell part of

Gianni Infantino ignores Sky News US Correspondent James Matthews' questions about why he has not quit and tells him: "I'll see you at the hairdressers"

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‘We should support him’: Gianni Infantino clings on to FIFA power and former soccer great Samuel Eto’o wants him to stay  CNN

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled out running for the top job at Fifa but warned that efforts to oust Gianni Infantino will not stop.  Infantino is battling to save his job after sparking widespread outrage when his now-abandoned plan to partly privatise the World Cup leaked earlier this month. He has resiste

Concacaf president Victor Montagliani reportedly told the embattled FIFA president to consider skipping the youth event in the Dominican Republic, saying that it would 'undermine' the tournament.