Tag Archives: Infantino, Gianni

The New York Times 4:01 pm on May 10, 2022
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FIFA and EA Sports End Their Two-Decade Partnership

The demise of a relationship that produced one of the most popular games of all time will mean risks for soccer’s governing body but few changes for its players.

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The New York Times 6:26 pm on February 25, 2022
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Russia, Soccer and a Line Drawn Too Late

Soccer did not have to allow itself to be the field in which geopolitical rivalries played out, or the stage on which oligarchs sought power and prestige.

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The New York Times 8:53 pm on January 27, 2022
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Inside the FIFA Legends, Questions of Power and Process

The head of the star-studded FIFA Legends program was found to have sexually harassed a subordinate in 2019. The victim still isn’t sure he was ever punished.

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The New York Times 2:51 pm on October 13, 2021
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FIFA Without FIFA? EA Sports Weighs Reboot of Showcase Game

The end of a long and profitable relationship with soccer’s governing body would mean renaming one of the most popular video games of all time.

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The New York Times 2:15 pm on September 10, 2021
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A World Cup Every Two Years? Why?

Soccer is in love with the Big Idea. But a focus on fundamentally changing the game’s calendar leaves no room for a necessary debate about fixing it.

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The New York Times 9:20 am on May 20, 2021
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The Super League Thought It Had a Silent Partner: FIFA

Publicly, soccer’s global governing body criticized a breakaway European Super League. Privately, it had held talks for months with the founders about endorsing the competition.

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The New York Times 4:40 pm on April 20, 2021
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FIFA’s Infantino Issues Super League Warning; P.S.G. Won’t Join It

As opposition mounts to a breakaway European league, Paris St.-Germain opted out, Manchester City’s coach spoke up and an Italian official called an architect of the plan “a Judas.”

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The New York Times 9:37 am on April 19, 2021
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Breakaway European Soccer League Starts Legal Action to Defend Itself

The founding members of a league that would reshape the sport have warned its authorities that they have filed motions in multiple courts to stymie any efforts to block their plans.

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The New York Times 1:52 pm on November 23, 2020
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CAF President Ahmad Ahmad Banned for Five Years by FIFA

Ahmad Ahmad, the president of one of FIFA’s six regional confederations, was accused of abusing his office, mishandling funds and trading in gifts.

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The New York Times 7:06 pm on July 30, 2020
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino Under Criminal Investigation

A new inquiry takes aim at undisclosed meetings with a Swiss official leading investigations into soccer corruption.

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