7 d. ago Gianni Infantino under pressure to release details of Gulf trip with Donald Trump

Fifa president accompanied US president in Middle EastHuman Rights Watch wants ‘meaningful accountability’Gianni Infantino should account for his trip alongside Donald Trump to the Gulf this week and “detail precisely what it achieved for football and human rights”, according to a leading critic of Fifa’s governance.Human Rights Watch says that Infantino’s trip, in which he accompanied the US president to Qatar and Saudi Arabia and missed a series of key meeting at Fifa’s annual congress, was indicative of the lack of “meaningful accountability” at the top of football’s global authority. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; Awoniyi condition ‘positive’: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Taha | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyQuiz quiz quiz quiz quiz: plenty of FA Cup fare – plus Beach Soccer World Cup! – in here to test you (I got 11/15) Barcelona: ICYMI, a lively couple of days in La Liga ended with Barça sealing the league title against 10-man Espanyol last night.We didn’t have many clear chances but we have a kid in there who sometimes pulls something out of the golden feet he has and he gave us peace of mind to stay in the game more calmly.In January some people were saying we would fight to be third. We have confidence in ourselves. That’s the key. We trust in the work and in what we know we can do.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago UEFA release unprecedented Gianni Infantino statement after controversial Donald Trump trip

Gianni Infantino angered those present at the annual FIFA Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay on Thursday after arriving late following a trip around the Gulf states with Donald Trump

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; Gambling Commission warns clubs: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Taha | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyQuiz quiz quiz quiz quiz: plenty of FA Cup fare – plus Beach Soccer World Cup! – in here to test you (I got 11/15) Barcelona: ICYMI, a lively couple of days in La Liga ended with Barça sealing the league title against 10-man Espanyol last night.We didn’t have many clear chances but we have a kid in there who sometimes pulls something out of the golden feet he has and he gave us peace of mind to stay in the game more calmly.In January some people were saying we would fight to be third. We have confidence in ourselves. That’s the key. We trust in the work and in what we know we can do.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; FA Cup finals and more: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Stuart | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyIt’s also the second-to-last round of Fantasy Premier League matches. Here’s Paul MacInnes – currently third in Guardian Sport’s in-house league (caps doffed to leader sub Ronnie Ruff, 2,461pts and 19,361th overall, and our chief sports reporter Sean Ingle, who’s in second).Only two weeks to go. That’s the mantra. Two more weeks to endure the familiar trauma of logging on to the fantasy football app, picking a team, celebrating the wise decisions that have led you to create an unbeatable unit, watching the weekend’s football disabuse you of this notion, then repeating the whole thing again.It’s supposed to be a game, but Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is more like a lifestyle. Or a second job. Or even exactly like being a professional footballer: the focus, determination and relentless commitment should really be rewarded with a weekly salary, preferably in the five figures. Bu...

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8 d. ago Gianni Infantino sparks fury among FIFA members as they WALK OUT of key meeting after he turned up three hours late following visit with Donald Trump

Infantino had joined Trump on the US president's trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, which he prioritised over the annual gathering of FIFA's membership in Paraguay.

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8 d. ago Delegates walk out of Fifa congress after Infantino arrives late from Trump trip

FA chair among those to walk out of annual meetingInfantino arrived late after Donald Trump tripRepresentatives from several European Fifa member associations walked out of the governing body’s annual congress in Paraguay in protest of president Gianni Infantino’s late arrival to the proceedings on Thursday. Infantino had been in the Middle East this week along with Donald Trump visiting leaders from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and arrived in Paraguay hours late for a scheduled 10.30am start time to his organization’s annual meeting.The departing members included eight European members of the Fifa Council – the main decision-making body that sets the agenda for the wider congress. Uefa’s representatives on the Council to have walked out include Uefa president Alexander Čeferin and Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt. Other delegates to have left proceedings in protest include Norway Football Federation president Lise Klaveness, who called Infantino’s late arrival “disappointing” an...

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