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11 articles about 9 events for “FIFA World Cup Controversy” in Sports.
“Earlier, Fifa denied a story in the Times that Infantino had promised Morocco it will host the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for its support.”
“After the 2026 World Cup kicked off, Infantino sparked controversy when FIFA lifted U.S. star forward Folarin Balogun's red card suspension following a phone call from Trump.”
“Reports, which Fifa declined to comment on, suggested television directors were advised that Infantino should be shown at least once each game, but not if he was on his phone., external Infantino starts to court controversy After the Qatar World Cup,…”
“Soccer’s world governing body said in a document that it will use the financial success of the latest World Cup “to enhance investment in football development across 211 FIFA member associations, confederations and other stakeholders.””
“Saudi Arabia will host the Fifa World Cup in 2034.”
“United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said he regretted not being more involved in the decision to appeal Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card, adding that the controversy changed the energy around his team before their last-16 loss to Belgium.”
“Backlash over private investors plan Under the FIFA Forward Enterprise concept, private investors would have purchased shares in the World Cup and other competitions.”
“The chair of the English Football Association (FA) has called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to release all the documentation relating to the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors.”
“Eto’o was also banned from attending national team matches for six months after violating FIFA disciplinary regulations during the 2020 Under-20 Women’s World Cup.”
“UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, has led the calls for Infantino to go, saying it had lost confidence in him and previously threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup.”