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The Latest Breaking News from Gianni Infantino

Today at the World Cup: England squad meets migrant workers

Wales also went for a wander in Qatar as both nations continued their build-ups to their opening World Cup matches.

The Independent UK

FIFA President Infantino to stand unopposed for third term

Doha (AFP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football's governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.

AFP

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino labelled "deluded" after controversial World Cup 2022 comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to all 32 nations competing at the World Cup in Qatar to urge them to focus on football - and he has received a damning response

Daily Mirror

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Iran players head to World Cup 2022 amid home protests, drones and threats of expulsion

When Gianni Infantino last week urged football and politics to part ways once this World Cup begins, he must, presumably, have forgotten not only about FIFA’s choice of host but also about the involvement of Iran.

Evening Standard

Kick It Out chief slams ‘deluded’ Fifa president Gianni Infantino over World Cup stance

Infantino wrote to all 32 competing nations earlier this month urging them to focus on the on-field action

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino deluded to expect silence on Qatar issues – Kick It Out chief

Infantino has called on the 32 competing World Cup nations to focus on football rather than political matters

The Independent UK

Thomas Hitzlsperger: ‘You can’t be paid by Qatar or Fifa and criticise them’

The first Premier League player to come out speaks on migrant worker abuses in Qatar and money’s malign influence on the game

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Football didn’t do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, Norway boss claims

Stale Solbakken has also criticised what he believes have been mixed messages from Fifa president Gianni Infantino

The Independent UK

England and Netherlands jet into Qatar as Infantino calls for football focus

Doha (AFP) - England and the Netherlands became the first World Cup heavyweights to touch down in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.

AFP

At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week

The Independent UK

England's World Cup squad valued at over £1billion and Aaron Ramsey's 'pinch himself' moment

The Premier League is providing the most players at the tournament while Gianni Infantino addresses G20 summit.

Daily Record

Gianni Infantino presents his big idea for peace through Qatar 2022

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino, the Human Rights World Cup and a rebrand

The Guardian - UK

It’s the End of the World Cup As We Know It

With the next men’s World Cup set to expand to 48 teams, enjoy this one last tournament of structural perfection.

Sports Illustrated

FIFA chief hoping World Cup can play part in ‘first step to peace’ in Ukraine

Infantino addressed world leaders at the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday.

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England and Netherlands arrive in Qatar as Infantino calls for focus on football

Doha (AFP) - England and the Netherlands were set to become the first World Cup heavyweights to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.

The Independent UK

Fifa president Gianni Infantino calls for World Cup ‘ceasefire’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia reached the quarter-finals in 2018 but were banned from this tournament over the invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

The chief of soccer's world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for all sides to use the tournament as a "positive trigger" to work towards a resolution.

AFP

FIFA appeals for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - The president of the world football body called Tuesday for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the World Cup, saying sport could bring people together.

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The Guardian - UK

Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

The Independent UK

Fifa chief Gianni Infantino urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar workers

It has been reported there have been 6,750 deaths of south Asian migrants in Qatar since 2010

The Independent UK

FIFA chief urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar migrant workers

Amnesty has called for 440 million US dollars to be set aside.

The Guardian - UK

There may be no clear conscience with this World Cup but we can focus on Fifa

As we consume the football on show in Qatar despite knowing the brutal facts, we should at least force Fifa to make change

360info

Qatar’s migrant worker treatment a red card for World Cup

The reverberations of Qatar’s migrant worker deaths will linger over the upcoming World Cup. Whether it leads to real change rests with a few foreign powers.

The Guardian - UK

Iran is at war with its own people. Fifa won’t let that spoil their World Cup

By supplying military drones to Russia, the mullahs’ regime is killing at home and away. The national team’s presence in Qatar is sickening and shameful

The Guardian - UK

Anger over Fifa president’s ‘stick to football’ letter to World Cup teams

Amnesty International urges sport’s international governing body to help abused workers and their families rebuild lives

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