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Infantino open to FIFA reform talks after World Cup backlash
By The BriefBrief · Sources (30)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
Summary: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he is open to external reform talks, including a review of how FIFA makes major decisions and who has a say. He faced backlash after proposing to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors over the summer.
WHO: Gianni Infantino
WHAT: Infantino proposed an external review of FIFA decision-making and said he is open to reform talks
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The remarks were made amid backlash and calls for a boycott following Infantino’s World Cup private-investor stake proposal.
Sources (30):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Los Angeles Times,
Mexico News Daily,
NBC News,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
The Hindu,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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