FIFA, White House and Gianni Infantino

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FIFA adviser on White House's World Cup panel resigns to protest Infantino private equity plan
Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, resigned Friday in protest at its private equity plan. “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,

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White House FIFA adviser resigns over Gianni Infantino proposal to sell stakes to private investors
Senior FIFA advisor White House World Cup Task Force resigns over private equity plan
Claims of ‘blackmail’, unpaid millions as senior figures turn on embattled FIFA boss in fresh blow
Gianni Infantino is facing the biggest crisis of his decade-long FIFA presidency with senior figures publicly distancing themselves, a former FIFA presidential rival levelling explosive blackmail alle...

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FIFA rocked by triple bombshell as ‘blackmail’ allegation emerges
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino accused of 'blackmail' by former vice-president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
What's Wrong With FIFA? Look Beyond Infantino
The FIFA president’s plan to sell a stake in a $20 billion commercial vehicle to private investors unraveled in four days as a global backlash mounted and even close colleagues disowned the project.

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If Infantino goes, who might replace him as Fifa president?
European soccer body UEFA warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino's failed World Cup sell-off plan

Under-fire FIFA boss Gianni Infantino begs Trump White House to save his job: sources

FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants the Trump administration to help keep him in office and has sought private talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio Monday amid growing pressure to resign over his scheme to sell off the World Cup to Josh Kushner’s private equity firm,

FIFA Crops Trump Out Of World Cup Photo—White House Adds Him Back In

FIFA posted a photo of Spain lifting the World Cup trophy to social media—but President Donald Trump, who lingered on stage, appears to be carefully cropped out.

FIFA president to meet with White House about wildfire smoke's potential impact on World Cup final

A series of wildfires near Canada's border with Minnesota have caused air quality concerns in the northeast and midwest of the U.S. in recent days

White House furiously barks back with 'stupid' message over World Cup letter to Infantino

The White House has hit back after Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Gianni Infantino requesting him to appear before the Judiciary Committee over his relationship with Donald Trump

White House Official Says No Weaponized Drones Seized During FIFA World Cup

WASHINGTON, July ⁠31 (Reuters) - ⁠A White ⁠House official said ​Friday that no weaponized ‌drones were seized ‌among ⁠700 ⁠unmanned aerial devices interdicted at U.S. ​FIFA World Cup venues and fan ​zones.
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FIFA President & White House Officials To Discuss Air Quality Health Risks Ahead Of World Cup Final

White House officials reportedly will meet today with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to discuss any potential air quality-related health risks posed by the Canadian wildfire smoke on Sunday's World Cup final taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

FIFA and White House monitoring air quality for World Cup final, per report

Officials are reportedly keeping an eye on conditions for the World Cup final with smoke from Canada wildfires causing poor air quality in the area.