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Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa says Burnham as criticism grows Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gianni Infantino has been the president of Fifa since February 2016 ByAlex Brotherton BBC Sport journalist Published 31 July 2026, 09:29 BST Updated 1 hour ago Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Gianni Infantino was "the wrong man" to lead […]
Fifa says 'nobody selling football' as plan continues Image source, ReutersImage caption, Gianni Infantino has been Fifa president since 2016 ByPatrick Jackson and Simon Stone, Chief football news reporter Published 31 July 2026, 05:17 BST Updated 5 hours ago Fifa says that "nobody is selling football" as it vowed to continue with the controversial plan to sell stakes […]
FA 'deeply concerned' by Fifa plan as Uefa to meet Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, FA chairwoman Debbie Hewitt (right) and chief executive Mark Bullingham (second right) with FIFA president Gianni Infantino (centre) at the World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina earlier this month By Simon Stone Chief football news reporter Published 29 July […]
Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football' Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gianni Infantino has been Fifa president since 2016 ByElizabeth Botcherby BBC Sport journalist Published 57 minutes ago Fifa president Gianni Infantino has told critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about […]
Vozinha to join Chilean club after World Cup heroics To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, 'He's the story' – Vozinha's goalkeeping heroics thwart Spain ByAdwaidh Rajan BBC Sport journalist Published 34 minutes ago Vozinha, the Cape Verde goalkeeper who earned plaudits […]
Gallery: Spain celebrate World Cup triumph in Madrid Image gallerySkip image gallery Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Spain's success made the front pages as well as the back pages Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente and captain Rodri were first off the plane when the Spain squad landed in Madrid […]
Why Beckham was face of World Cup in the US Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, David Beckham visited the England squad in Miami before their World Cup quarter-final, where he was presented with his legacy cap ByShaimaa Khalil North America Correspondent in Los Angeles Published 1 hour ago In America, nobody sells football quite like […]
Could Infantino really push through a 64-team World Cup? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gianni Infantino was elected Fifa president on a manifesto that included increasing the size of the World Cup By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 11 minutes ago If we have learned one thing from 10 years of Gianni Infantino as […]
How the World Cup has affected your Premier League team Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bukayo Saka, Alexis Mac Allister and Kobbie Mainoo will return to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United after very different World Cup experiences Published 19 July 2026, 14:29 BST Updated 37 minutes ago Now Spain have been crowned world champions after […]
Mbappe first to win Golden Boot twice as Rodri named best player Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kylian Mbappe was part of the France side which won the World Cup in 2018 ByEmma Smith BBC Sport journalist Published Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning […]
