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[Rob Harris @RobHarris]

Moves to force Gianni Infantino out of the FIFA presidency are officially under way and accelerating.

There is now a determined effort at the top of European football in particular to ensure Infantino does not survive at FIFA

Details here
https://t.co/azA26OqjLK

[Dededeminion @Dededeminion]

Im surprised nobody ever mentions this, but the main reason the PS2 sold as well as it did was cause it also functioned as a DVD player, so its extra brain dead that Sony is killing physical media

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

@SuellaBraverman It was always unlawful, under the Highways Act 1980. But I don't suppose you'd know that, being a lawyer, MP and former Attorney General.

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

History made 👏🔴

JJ Gabriel becomes the youngest player to feature for Man Utd's first team, aged just 15 years and 299 days ✨

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

Infantino was able to act as he did because he had many enablers; people who kept quiet on many real issues because it suited them and helped either them or their allies to amass wealth or power or influence. Some of those enablers will now seek to replace him.

[Zealand @theoldzealand]

The most telling thing about Fabrizio Romano is not this whole Diomande mess

It’s the fact that he hasn’t mentioned the FIFA sell off fiasco one time

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Listen carefully and perhaps you can hear the sound of wine glasses being clinked in celebration in Chelsea’s boardroom.

It’s some result for them if you consider the scale of offending – financial chicanery, dodgy deals, cheating, whatever you wish to call it – that was brought before the Football Association without, ultimately, leading to anything more than a £10million fine.

There will be no points deduction, in other words, for the secret payments in the Roman Abramovich era that, rather awkwardly, helped to put Chelsea into such a position that £10m is the kind of money inside Stamford Bridge to be shrugged at. Because, as we all know, if there is one way to punish a £2.5billion behemoth such as Chelsea, it is to fine them the equivalent of what they might pay one first-team player in wages per season.

It is hard to figure out how the appeals board could overturn the verdict of the independent regulatory commission, namely that Abramovich’s Chelsea had sought, and gained, a sporting advantage.

Because, well, just think about it for a second. What other reason was there if not to get an advantage? Chelsea, lest it be forgotten, won three Premier League titles and their first Champions League during the relevant period.

We can safely assume that Manchester City, facing 115 charges relating to alleged financial breaches between 2009 and 2018, will have been taking a keen interest in what has happened to Chelsea and, in particular, the absence of any sporting sanctions.

📝 @DTathletic

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[Joël Grimal @Collectors_Way]

Harry Redknapp hid money in an offshore bank account in his DOG’S name

To try and avoid paying tax in the UK.

Who do “patriots” like that want you to hate instead of them?

On yeah, foreigners

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

Bravo Concacaf !

"Concacaf would also like to acknowledge and commend the role of the media in bringing this issue out of the shadows and into the light."

[Commie Trucker @commie_trucker]

I think it’s important to remember that the world’s wealthiest man sued Minnesota to be allowed to make fake child porn.

[Paul Hayward @_PaulHayward]

It's over for Infantino and Fifa, shamed by a mass revolt and impossible to trust.
My Observer Sport column.
https://t.co/6O6VC4pyXd

[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

$30m plus bonuses! As many of us have been saying for a long time, Blatter always tried to screw a good deal out of people (and world leaders) for the good of football.
But Infantino has been a lapdog to warmongers and autocrats (Putin, Qatar, Trump, Saudi) to enrich himself.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

BREAKING: UEFA declares loss of confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Statement talks of "shabby, back-room deal".

[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

I've worked for most of the UK's national papers in the past 30 years, from The Independent & Sunday Times to the MoS and, freelance, for the Guardian, Telegraph etc. This piece will have taken SO MUCH WORK, or a genuine insider, to get past the lawyers
https://t.co/6tgSThM9iI

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1, by a neighbor after he had not been heard from for the past three days. The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated.

Read More: https://t.co/OoEWunv6dj

(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty)

[Telegraph Football @TeleFootball]

Exclusive: Uefa tells Infantino to resign

European game’s member nations will trigger vote of no-confidence unless under fire Fifa president falls on his own sword

🔗 https://t.co/d7eqNMbxxj

[The FA @FA]

We fully support UEFA’s position. It is time for a full and robust review of FIFA’s leadership and governance to ensure that the global game is run transparently, for the benefit of all 211 member nations and with the long term stewardship of football at its heart.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

LATEST: Infantino had his eyes on a $30m salary plus bonuses for leading new FIFA enterprise, say whistleblowers.

Now the "shabby" scheme has collapsed, football's most powerful confederations are moving against him. https://t.co/Oo4le4sffO

[Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet]

In celebration of #YorkshireDay, I present to you the Sean Bean Bastard Collection.

Sound up, bastards.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK.

Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to the party, came from her son.

Another important scoop from @Annaisaac

https://t.co/K8k8D2jqSN