FIFA chief says Brazil game abandonment was 'crazy' FIFA is investigating the abandonment of the Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events "crazy". Soccer • 07 Sep
FIFA's Infantino asks Premier League to release players The English Premier League and Spanish La Liga should release players for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers next month to "preserve and protect sporting integrity", ... Soccer • 25 Aug
Infantino backed Super League plan, claims La Liga boss FIFA president Gianni Infantino supported the European Super League project because the clubs had given him guarantees they would play in a new-look Club World ... Soccer • 27 May
FIFA launch anti match-fixing initiative FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes the newly launched Global Integrity Programme will play an important role in the ongoing fight against match-fixing. Soccer • 16 Mar
FIFA approves maternity leave for women players Professional women footballers are to be guaranteed maternity leave under new rules approved by FIFA, the global soccer body's president Gianni Infantino said. Soccer • 04 Dec 20
FIFA president not interested in European Super League FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he is not interested in a European Super League amid reports that some elite clubs were in talks to set ... Soccer • 22 Oct 20
Infantino: 'The money doesn't disappear anymore' FIFA has been able to support the game through the coronavirus crisis because "the money doesn't disappear anymore", Gianni Infantino has said, but the organisation's ... Soccer • 18 Sep 20
Infantino cleared of breaching FIFA's code of ethics FIFA's ethics committee has cleared president Gianni Infantino of breaching the governing body's regulations after a preliminary investigation. Soccer • 19 Aug 20
Infantino admits investigation has caused 'damage' FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told national association bosses he hopes "the facts emerge" around who made the anonymous complaints which have led to the ... Soccer • 07 Aug 20
FIFA blasts Infantino's 'absurd' criminal proceedings FIFA's deputy general secretary is "100% confident" the organisation's president Gianni Infantino will face no criminal charge, far less be convicted, as a result of ... Soccer • 03 Aug 20
Defiant FIFA stands by president Infantino FIFA has said there "was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation" after criminal proceedings against president Gianni Infantino were launched in Switzerland ... Soccer • 02 Aug 20
Blatter urges FIFA to suspend his successor Infantino Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by the global soccer body after criminal proceedings were opened ... Soccer • 31 Jul 20
FIFA president Infantino faces Swiss criminal probe The Swiss special federal public prosecutor has opened criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino relating to meetings he held with the country's Attorney General ... Soccer • 30 Jul 20
FAI to receive €1.2m Covid-19 relief aid from FIFA The FAI will receive $1.5m (€1.2m) as part of FIFA's Covid-19 Relief Plan which has been approved by the Bureau of the FIFA Council. Soccer • 29 Jul 20
Infantino places focus on reform of football's finances FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for the prospect of salary and transfer fee caps to be discussed at all levels of the game. Soccer • 06 Jun 20
'Applause not punishment' - FIFA urges common sense FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes the Bundesliga players who protested about the death of George Floyd on the pitch last weekend "deserve an applause and ... Soccer • 02 Jun 20
Swiss court upholds prosecutor's removal from probe Switzerland's top court rejected attorney general Michael Lauber's bid to rejoin investigations of corruption in soccer, refusing to overturn a lower court's ruling that his ... Soccer • 09 Apr 20
Infantino sees a 'less arrogant' game after coronavirus Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA chief, Gianni Infantino, said on Thursday. Soccer • 02 Apr 20
FIFA delay expanded Club World Cup to facilitate Euros FIFA has agreed to delay the first edition of its revamped Club World Cup, due to be held in 2021, to make way for the ... Soccer • 18 Mar 20
Infantino favours 'daylight' principle for offside law FIFA president Gianni Infantino has spoken in favour of introducing the 'daylight' principle to the offside law to bring extra clarity. Soccer • 28 Feb 20
FIFA refuse to rule out postponing matches due to virus FIFA president Gianni Infantino has not ruled out postponing international matches as the coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate. Coronavirus • 28 Feb 20
FIFA's Infantino proposed as IOC member FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been proposed for International Olympic Committee membership, but World Athletics head Sebastian Coe will have to wait due to a ... Olympics • 05 Dec 19
Qatar World Cup will be discrimination free - Infantino Gianni Infantino is confident Qatar will deliver a "discrimination-free" World Cup when it gets under way in three years' time. Soccer • 21 Nov 19
China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021 China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told reporters on Thursday following ... Soccer • 24 Oct 19
Infantino wants 'stronger' measures to tackle racism FIFA president Gianni Infantino has demanded "new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football" in the wake of the abuse suffered by ... Soccer • 16 Oct 19
