🚨 Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off the World Cup appears to be dead in the water after the Asian Football Confederation joined resistance to the plan.
The combined voting powers of the Asian, American and European bodies means Infantino will not reach the required 50 per cent votes threshold, effectively meaning that his controversial plan will not pass, as it stands.
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BREAKING: Gianni Infantino's senior adviser, Carlos Cordeiro, has quit in protest at moves by the FIFA president to sell off stakes in the World Cup and said it would be bad for football, Sky News can reveal.
Sky's @RobHarris has more.
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We stand shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues and fully support the collective view.
We oppose FIFA’s plans. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football and always will.
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BREAKING: The prime minister has announced single-parent households on universal credit will have access to more money to help teenagers take on apprenticeships, in a bid to tackle youth unemployment.
Sky's @joncraig reports.
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EXCL: Keir Starmer has become first UK PM to be presented with Légion d’honneur by French president, in recognition of his work on security of Europe.
Emmanuel Macron awarded the historic honour to Starmer for his l'ship in setting up coalition of the willing at a critical moment for the continent in early 2025.
Only other British PM to receive a similar award – at a higher level, the Grand-Croix of the Légion d’honneur – was Winston Churchill in 1958 in recognition of his leadership during the second world war.
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