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Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa announced at an extraordinary congress in Tokyo the confederation's support for Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election in March. This is a reversal after August criticism of the plan to sell commercial rights to FIFA tournaments to private investors. The candidacy deadline is 18 November; no serious rivals have yet emerged.
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UEFA gave Infantino two weeks to disclose documents on FIFA governance
UEFA sent a letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino demanding that by 2 November he provide documents and answer questions about the governance of the organisation, BBC Sport reports. The questions concern the FFE proposal, the FIFA Peace Prize and the lifting of the suspension of Folarin Balogun.
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ESPN: Infantino received $1.72 million from the 2026 World Cup organizer on top of his FIFA salary
According to an ESPN investigation that examined US IRS documents and FIFA financial reports, in 2024 FIFA President Gianni Infantino received a payment of $1.72 million from the non-profit organization FWC2026, which was not separately disclosed in FIFA's annual report. Including his salary of 4.274 million Swiss francs (~$4.86 million), his total income reached almost $6.58 million. FIFA rejects accusations of violating the statutes.
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FIFA proposes $6.35 billion football development fund amid scrutiny of Infantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a proposal on September 28 to the heads of six confederations for a four-year development fund of $6.35 billion (€5.5 billion): each of the 211 associations would receive $25 million. The plan is to be finalized by the FIFA Council in December and approved at the congress in March. The proposal came amid UEFA's preparation of a criminal complaint against Infantino and the upcoming presidential election on March 18 in Rabat.
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