Gianni Infantino
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Athlete
FIFA Faces Bias Claims Over Trump’s Influence in Football
DID Press: FIFA’s controversial decision to suspend the ban on US national team forward Folarin Balogun has triggered criticism in Europe, with lawmakers and football officials questioning whether political influence is affecting the independence of global football governance. More than…
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Trump Intervention Puts FIFA Under Scrutiny
DID Press: FIFA has reportedly suspended the automatic one-match ban imposed on United States forward Folarin Balogun following a red card, after what media reports describe as a personal request from US President Donald Trump—raising fresh questions about the independence…
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Iranian Analyst Files $1 Billion Lawsuit Against FIFA
DID Press: An Iranian political analyst based in the United States has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against FIFA and its president in a federal court in Boston, claiming the disallowed goal in Iran’s World Cup match against Egypt led…
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Athlete
FIFA Weighs Offside Reform to Boost Attacking Football
DID Press: Gianni Infantino, president of world football’s governing body FIFA, said during the Global Sports Summit in Dubai that significant changes to the offside law are under review — reforms that could increase goal-scoring and make matches more fluid.…
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