I thought FIFA boss Gianni Infantino was a force for good in football.
I was wrong.
The shameful Balogun fiasco was bad enough, but his greedy, tawdry attempt to flog off the World Cup is beyond the pale.
He must go.
🚨 BREAKING: All 41 Concacaf members have rejected Gianni Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise plans.
"Concacaf is a confederation united by the love of our game, where football comes first. Guided by this philosophy over the past ten years we have built, from the ground up, an organization founded on service, transparent governance, and the long-term stewardship of football.
"History has shown FIFA and the football family what happens when the custodians of the game lose sight of these values.
"With this in mind, Concacaf today convened a meeting of the presidents of its 41 Member Associations, together with its President, Council members, and its FIFA Council members, to discuss a proposal developed and presented by the FIFA President to establish ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ and sell interests in the FIFA World Cup to private investors.
"During the meeting, the membership expressed deep concerns about the lack of due process surrounding the proposal, the artificially short deadline imposed, and the absence of any review or approval by the relevant FIFA governance bodies. In addition, the need for private equity investment to fund new and existing FIFA Forward programs following the most profitable FIFA World Cup in history was questioned.
"The discussion reinforced the need for greater transparency and proper governance.
"For these reasons, Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations have:
'- Rejected the proposal;
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with engaging FIFA to determine how existing FIFA reserves could be used to increase FIFA Forward funding for football development across our region; and
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with instructing the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.'
"Through these actions, Concacaf reaffirms that football's future—and its greatest asset—must remain in the hands of our football family."
When are they going to get rid of Agarkar and Gambhir. They’ve destroyed the teams due to their favouritism, made the teams look poor in different formats and lack of respect for certain players
The only defense for not playing Kuldeep usually is that the batting finishes at number 7, wonder how it feels to have Arshdeep at number 8 today!
Adding Bumrah’s absence to that, one can only feel bad for Kuldeep.
Trust me, this can affect the rythm and confidence of a bowler.#INDVENG
We wouldn’t even be having this conversation if Henry Nowak’s death hadn’t become a political football.
For decades, Sikhs have carried kirpans in Britain under a legal religious exemption. Yet nobody was talking about a “kirpan problem” because there was no public campaign claiming one existed.
Now, after one horrific crime, people are demanding bans and restrictions. That’s not evidence-based policymaking….it’s reacting to outrage.
If you want to change the law, show the statistics. Show the pattern. Show the widespread problem.