Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president

Gianni Infantino has inadvertently shown fans that the Fifa president matters, so maybe we should rethink how we elect one, argues Matt Readman. A year ago, I wrote an article arguing that the role of a sports leader was to be a caretaker, not a king. The warning was simple: make the story about yourself and…

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

World Cup winners Fabio Cannavaro and Cafu have joined a group of former footballers backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino, despite his aborted plan to open the World Cup to private investment.

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

In an exclusive interview with The Athletic, Claudius Schafer says FIFA must never have a president "as powerful as this again”.