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...The US and Mexico, two of the co-hosts of the 2026 men’s World Cup, jointly contacted Fifa....
...“With me, with Fifa you will find open doors. Just push the doors, they are open.”...
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...But it is Fifa, under its president Gianni Infantino, that could end up benefiting most....
...But Fifa will be betting, with some confidence, that the flood of sponsorship dollars will drown out much of those complaints....
...“This momentum is unstoppable,” said Fifa chief women’s football officer Sarai Bareman....
...Čeferin, a Slovenian lawyer, was first elected head of Uefa in 2016 in the wake of a corruption scandal that rocked Fifa, world football’s governing body....
...Fifa president Gianni Infantino has since promised to launch a new football game with Fifa’s own branding, although no details have been released....
...Fifa president Gianni Infantino added that “events following the Turkish Süper Lig match . . . are totally unacceptable and have no place in our sport or society”....
...As part of the announcement, Fifa said it was now inviting proposals for the 2034 tournament from aspiring hosts in Asia and Oceania....
...Čeferin, a Slovenian lawyer, became Uefa president in 2016 following a corruption scandal that engulfed Fifa, football’s global governing body....
...At the weekend Fifa, football’s global governing body, suspended Rubiales for three months from his role as head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)....
...But in a counteroffensive, Uefa said any player taking part in the new contest would be banned from participating in Fifa and Uefa tournaments....
...In 2022, sponsorship in women’s sports, particularly in Uefa, Fifa and World Rugby, more than doubled....
...Fifa, which had previously suspended him for a provisional 90 days, said the decision remains subject to a possible appeal....
...One Fifa official responded that it was not “the right forum or the right moment” to say such things....
...Gianni Infantino, his Fifa counterpart, said the judgment “does not change anything”. Opposition remains strong....
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