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FIFA President Gianni Infantino shakes hands with Basim Sheikh Suliman (left), vice president of the Israeli Football Association, as Jibril Rajoub (right), president of the Palestine Football Association, leaves the stage at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30, 2026. (Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)
August 19, 2026, 4:52 pm
Israel pulls support for embattled FIFA chief after World Cup sell-off plan — report
Board of Israel’s soccer governing body said to have voted unanimously to retract earlier endorsement of Gianni Infantino’s reelection bid
By ToI Staff and AFP
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
August 13, 2026, 9:59 pm
Six Arab countries rally behind FIFA chief Infantino amid calls for his ouster
Soccer chiefs of Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon, Sudan and 2030 World Cup co-host Morocco back Infantino, as other countries revolt over his shelved World Cup sell-off scheme
By Steve Douglas
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
August 9, 2026, 4:42 am
FIFA slams effort to ‘undermine’ chief Infantino after nixed investment scheme
Soccer body dismisses ‘false claims’ regarding chief amid fallout from shelved plan to privatize World Cup, as report says UEFA paid Infantino’s ex-lover while he led European organization
By Reuters
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks with US President Donald Trump during the presentation ceremony of the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)
August 1, 2026, 3:13 pm
UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA’s Infantino after failed plan to privatize World Cup
Kushner-backed $20 billion plan unravels after soccer bodies from Europe, Asia and North America unite in opposition
By AP
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives at the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images/AFP)
July 28, 2026, 8:44 pm
FIFA chief’s plan to have $20 billion Kushner-backed outfit run World Cup sparks outcry
European soccer body EUFA says sport’s top tournament ‘not FIFA’s to sell’ after Gianni Infantino reveals project to hand over operations to body he could reportedly lead
By Graham Dunbar
US President Donald Trump, left, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino watch confetti fall at the conclusion of the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 22, 2026, 6:56 pm
Report: Trump wants FIFA chief Infantino to serve as next UN secretary-general
US president reportedly believes the Swiss soccer boss has the necessary skills to take on the job, but there has been no indication that Infantino is interested
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Referee Raphael Claus of Brazil shows a red card to United States' Folarin Balogun, right, during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, California, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
July 6, 2026, 11:35 am
Trump intervenes to spare US soccer star a World Cup ban, sparking outcry
US president calls FIFA president and close friend Gianni Infantino to urge lifting of red card for Folarin Balogun; ban suspended for a year for first time since 1962, allowing striker to play against Belgium
By Ronald Blum and Michelle L. Price
Players of South Africa visit the stadium in Mexico City, June 10, 2026, a day before their opening FIFA World Cup match against Mexico. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
June 11, 2026, 8:44 pm
Biggest World Cup ever kicking off amid high ticket prices, visa issues
48 countries’ soccer teams to compete in US, Mexico, and Canada; event, expected to generate $13 billion, already dogged by diplomatic controversies, including about Iran
By Rob Woollard
FIFA President Gianni Infantino shakes hands with Basim Sheikh Suliman (left), vice president of the Israeli Football Association, as Jibril Rajoub (right), president of the Palestine Football Association, leaves the stage at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30, 2026. (Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)
May 1, 2026, 8:22 am
Palestinian soccer chief refuses to shake hands with Israel federation VP at FIFA event
Jibril Rajoub accuses FIFA president of failing to understand ‘deep suffering’ of Palestinian people after Infantino urged the two to ‘give hope to the children’; Israel’s rep had said, ‘We are proud of their squads and our squads’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaking during the 2026 Semafor World Economy conference in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP)
April 16, 2026, 11:09 am
FIFA head says Iran will ‘for sure’ participate in soccer World Cup in US
‘Iran has to come, they represent their people,’ Gianni Infantino says, while Trump has previously suggested Iranian players might not be safe on American soil
By AFP and ToI Staff
FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds up a USA hat as he attends the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
February 21, 2026, 8:44 pm
FIFA chief’s Board of Peace appearance doesn’t breach political neutrality rules — IOC
Gianni Infantino, who has repeatedly met with Trump, is working on soccer-based ‘sport recovery investment program in Gaza’ that keeps with Olympic mission, says Games’ global body
By Karolos Grohmann
US President Donald Trump, left, is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, December 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 5, 2025, 10:03 pm
FIFA chief awards ally Trump the body’s inaugural peace prize after Nobel miss
At 2026 World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino gives president ‘beautiful medal,’ gold trophy and certificate hailing work to ‘promote peace and unity around the world’
By Seung Min Kim
US President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett, Pool Photo via AP)
November 5, 2025, 8:11 pm
FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at December’s World Cup soccer draw in DC
Award’s announcement doesn’t name its recipients, but comes as US President Donald Trump, who has a close relationship with FiFA’s chief, was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize
By AP and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings as they return to their homes in the in al-Zahra area, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on October 14, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
October 14, 2025, 11:33 pm
Egypt says Israel and Hamas approved Palestinian team tapped to govern postwar Gaza
15 Palestinian technocrats will ‘take care of daily life’ in Gaza, declares Egyptian FM, as UN official says a number of countries have pledged billions needed for reconstruction
By Agencies
The Israeli team poses prior to the Group D soccer match between Israel and Japan, at the La Beaujoire stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2024, in Nantes, France. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
October 2, 2025, 8:29 pm
FIFA’s Infantino takes no action against Israel, urges soccer to promote peace
Amid push for Israeli national team to be kicked out of competitions, head of international soccer body says it ‘cannot solve geopolitical problems’
By AP
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