[ad_1] CNN — FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed his support for two Lecce players who were racially abused in an Italian Serie A match on Wednesday, calling upon fans to “shut up all the racists.” During the match between Lecce and Lazio in Italy’s top division, French defender Samuel Umtiti …
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[ad_1] PARIS: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the Brazilian legend’s wake.Infantino took a selfie with some of Pele’s old teammates on Monday right beside the open coffin of the three-time World Cup …
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[ad_1] SANTOS (Brazil): An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world’s breath away with his dazzling skill.Hundreds of fans lined up Monday morning to file through the Vila Belmiro, home to Pele’s longtime …
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[ad_1] DOHA: FIFA looks set to revise plans to introduce three-team groups for the 2026 World Cup, world football chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday. FIFA had previously indicated that the 2026 finals, which will expand to 48 teams from 32, would see countries divided into 16 groups of three …
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[ad_1] AL RAYYAN (Qatar): The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 teams, making the format similar to the ongoing soccer World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday. Infantino also said that the 2022 Club World Cup, traditionally held in December but delayed this year due to the …
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[ad_1] CNN — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s near hour-long speech on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been described as “crass” and an “insult” to migrant workers by human rights groups. In an explosive monologue at the start of a news conference in Doha, Infantino – …
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[ad_1] Doha, Qatar CNN — On the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino launched a tirade against Western critics of the controversial tournament in an explosive hour-long monologue. Infantino, the boss of world soccer’s governing body, looked on glumly as he addressed hundreds of …
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