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ESPNUEFA, Concacaf tell FIFA to make $10M payments to all members
FIFA's member federations should each get an extra $10 million (£7.4m) from its swelling cash reserves after a successful World Cup, the soccer body's vice presidents from Europe and North America said in a letter Friday.
The Guardian FootballWhat can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game The 2026 World Cup was a whirling swirl of scintillating soccer that prompted much-needed conversations about the vitality of diaspora, the fortitude of the underdog, the power of sport. In a world fractured along myriad cultural axes floating in an entertainment system dominated by on-demand content, the tournament provided a moment, perhaps unlike any other event, that brought together people from different backgrounds to simultaneously experience something meaningful. After the tournament concluded, Fifa president Gianni Infantino dropped a political pipebomb into the after-party, proposing to privatize the World Cup by injecting $20bn in private capital, with an assist from JP Morgan and Thrive Capital, the investment vehicle orchestrated by Joshua Kushner, brother to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Continue reading...
BBC Sport — Premier LeagueSaint-Maximin on speaking out after his children were racially abused
Former Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin says he felt it was important to speak out after his children were racially abused earlier this year in Mexico.
The Guardian FootballNot just big in Japan: Zion Suzuki has what it takes to follow Emiliano Martínez
He is replacing a World Cup winner and is his country’s first Premier League keeper, but Villa’s new signing has already dealt with harder challenges In November 2001, the first Japanese goalkeeper to play English league football conceded a goal within the first minute of his debut. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi may have struggled for second-tier Portsmouth, conceding 21 times in his 12 league games after being spotted by the then director of football, Harry Redknapp, but he also produced some world-class saves and had glowing things to say about the Royal Mail. Replaced by a 42-year-old Dave Beasant, Kawaguchi nevertheless remains a cult hero on the south coast , as a standing ovation in his final game demonstrated. Despite going on to play 116 times for Japan, he never made the jump to the Premier League. Now though, finally, Japan has a No 1 in the top flight. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballEnd of an era? South Korea’s sun sets in the Premier League but Japan rise
After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005 It has been a cruel summer for South Korea. The national team crashed and burned at the World Cup, the police are investigating the football association, reports have emerged about bribes paid to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012 and there is a real prospect of the English Premier League being Korean-free for the first time since 2005. That was when Park Ji-sung signed for Manchester United, to start a love affair between the Land of the Morning Calm and England’s top tier that has continued ever since. Park won four titles and his mantle was taken over in 2015 by Son Heung-min at Spurs. Continue reading...
ESPNEnjoyed the World Cup? Here's your 101 guide to the club game
So, you're keen to extend your soccer love? Well, let Bill Connelly count 10 things you need to know.
BBC SportIs football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?
The Guardian FootballTwo weeks that rocked Fifa: how Gianni Infantino unravelled, day by day
Fifa’s president ended the World Cup on a high, but is now battling to save his job after a series of self-inflicted blows Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballInfantino’s World Cup sell-off debacle has rocked football but Fifa’s crisis has deep and rotten roots
It has been a remarkable few days for an institution that may be irredeemable but this is a story that stretches back to a decision in 2010 There are decades in which nothing happens, and weeks in which decades happen, and those weeks tend to result in leaders being toppled. Not even a fortnight ago, Gianni Infantino was taking his victory lap on Instagram, attacking “those behind their pens and papers, behind their screens spreading hate and false rumours” who had dared to question elements of his World Cup, which had generated a record $15bn in revenues. But the next day came the revelation of his plan to sell the World Cup to outside investors and a backlash that has him scrabbling to save his presidency. It has been a remarkable few days, but this is a story whose roots stretch way back, to the decision in Zurich in 2010 to award the 2022 World Cup not to the US but to Qatar , to a furious Bill Clinton hurling an ashtray across the room and demanding action, to an FBI inquiry into corruption, and to the flipping of the larger-than-life Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer , who had two apartments in Trump Tower, one for himself and one for his cats. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballThe Guardian view on Gianni Infantino: in the interests of the game he professes to love, he should go | Editorial
The Fifa president’s attempt to brazen out the storm, after attempting to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity, adds insult to injury “How did you go bankrupt?” a character is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. “Gradually, then suddenly” comes the reply. Right now, Fifa’s justly besieged president, Gianni Infantino, is experiencing something similar in relation to the loss of his own authority. Since taking over the running of world football’s governing body in 2016, Mr Infantino has survived regular criticism of a monetising approach which has often come at a sporting cost. But since egregious plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law were leaked to the media, his credibility has been draining away at speed. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here . Continue reading...
ESPNUEFA vows WC boycott, Concacaf rejects FIFA plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to a private equity group was dealt a major blow on Thursday, after Concacaf joined UEFA in rejecting the proposal.
Sky Sports FootballNorrie into Los Cabos quarter-finals as Osaka advances in Washington
Cameron Norrie continued his return to form at the Los Cabos Open by beating James Duckworth in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals.
ESPNSources: UEFA weighs WC boycott over FIFA plan
UEFA is set to hold an emergency meeting this week, sources told ESPN, to discuss plans, including a potential World Cup boycott, to oppose a FIFA proposal to raise $20 billion from a sale of equity to outside investors.
The Guardian FootballFifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn World Cup commercial rights sale plan
World governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at proposal and could take legal action Explainer: what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors in a controversial move that triggered an immediate backlash from Uefa, leading European clubs and politicians . Uefa released a strongly worded statement accusing Fifa of “attempting to sell the soul of football” and is believed to be considering its legal position, while sources at numerous elite clubs were highly critical of the proposal in private. Andy Burnham, the UK’s new prime minister, condemned the move. Continue reading...
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BBC SportWhy World Cup can be game-changer for ambitious MLS
Can the success of the 2026 World Cup help MLS become one of the world's elite leagues?
ESPNGrades for every team eliminated from the World Cu...
We grade all 47 teams that were eliminated from the World Cup and how its run compared with expectations.
ESPN👀How Argentina beat Spain to recruit Messi
As Lionel Messi prepares to lead Argentina against Spain in Sunday's World Cup final, ESPN spoke to those who shaped his international career.