It should really go without saying that, just as football wasn't Gianni Infantino's to sell, nor is a World Cup final his to trade in exchange for personal support
The fact he even thinks of this as appropriate, alongside everything else, disqualifies him from remaining in post
Today I join others from across our game and call for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA President.
Infantino has debased the office that he promised to elevate. He has lied, deceived and tried to feather his own nest at the expense of the game he is supposed to serve.
He has lost the support of his senior staff, his closest advisers, the vast majority of people who devote their lives to this sport and even, it would seem, the FIFA Peace Prize winner.
It is too late to save his dignity but it is not too late to save football. He should go. Now.
#Infantinout
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City paid £46.3m for Tijjani Reijnders who has been a major flop.
Yet here we are and they’re pulling in nearly £10m profit on a player that hasn’t looked worth half that money.
Dodge written all over
There is no shortage of issues regarding FIFA. Let me start by clarifying what some of these are from an FA perspective, in particular that of Jordan going into a World Cup for the first time.
We are a small country with a minimal budget for our FA and had to deal with enormous hurdles. First, getting our fans into the USA: not all were granted VISAS, even though they had tickets -which we also know were sold at exorbitant prices. Secondly, we are being taxed by the US govt through FIFA for our participation. Money that should go to players and staff. This was not the case for those who played and set up camp in Canada and Mexico. But we happened to be in the USA so now we face these huge costs in taxes for having participated.
Thirdly we have been waiting for reward money for our players since December for the Arab cup in Qatar, which is a FIFA event. The money our team should receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet, while at the same time FIFA brags about how many billions they have in reserve.
It is clear the problem really is with leadership. For months, FIFA has been refusing to help us on any of these or other matters- until it was verbally communicated to me during the World Cup that if I endorsed Infantino it would go a long way to helping our FA out.
We pride ourselves in Jordan in upholding ethical values. We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now. But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.
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US host cities chasing FIFA for millions in payments they say were promised by FIFA towards legacy costs of World Cup. Cities verbally promised $1m each but not paid out by FIFA, who made $15 bn in World Cup cycle
Free to read
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If Arsene believes in an independent FIFA that serves our game with commitment, transparency and integrity, why has he been working for Infantino for years?
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