Miguel Delaney
@migueldelaney.bsky.social
Chief football writer at the Independent. Author of 'States of Play'
Uefa lead multi-fronted strategy to force Infantino out Cascade of withdrawal of letters expected independent.co.uk/sport/football/gianni-infantino-fifa-world-cup-uefa-trump-b3026363.html
Uefa leads push to force Infantino resignation after World Cup plan collapses
The Fifa President is under pressure after the collapse of his plans to sell off part of the World Cup, with associations starting to withdraw their endorsement letters for the Swiss official to run f...
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Uefa pushing for the letters of support for Infantino to be withdrawn Vote of no confidence expected www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino’s demise isn’t enough – Fifa must fundamentally change
Infantino’s fall after his scandalous World Cup sell-off plan is being compared to that of Margaret Thatcher, writes Miguel Delaney, but football needs to think much bigger than just getting rid of on...
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Manchester United again looking at Lewis-Skelly, amid push for Lewis Hall Arsenal don’t want to sell but feeling is situation could change if ambitious transfer plans come off www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Manchester United consider intriguing move for Arsenal defender
United aim to understand whether the Gunners would be open to a deal for Myles Lewis-Skelly
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Ajax and Real Betis contact AZ about Parrott Fulham, Como and PSV Eindhoven surveying progress of any deal www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Ajax and Real Betis ignite interest in Ireland striker Troy Parrott
The Irish striker has impressed in his two seasons with AZ Alkmaar who hope to secure at least a £25m fee for their forward
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Video on Infantino's humiliating climbdown Monday: admonishes media from unassailable position Friday: on the brink of being forced out People in football likened it to Thatcher www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPX...
Football determined to now get Infantino out - but they also need to reform
YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football
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Football chiefs are now rightly pushing for Infantino’s exit But it doesn’t stop there and the reform that didn’t come in 2016 is now badly needed Football also has to live with his decisions, like Saudi 2034, because the same critics let too much go www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino’s demise isn’t enough – Fifa must fundamentally change
Infantino’s fall after his scandalous World Cup sell-off plan is being compared to that of Margaret Thatcher, writes Miguel Delaney, but football needs to think much bigger than just getting rid of on...
independent.co.uk
Vinicius Junior future enter critical few days, but Arsenal do feel it's been heading in a better direction for them Progress has been made www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Arsenal make breakthrough in pursuit of Vinicius Junior
The Brazilian only has a year left on his Real Madrid contract and steps have been taken towards a sensational move
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Fifa scrap privatisation plans in humiliating climbdown for Infantino - that may not be enough to save him www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Fifa scraps plans to sell World Cup stake after boycott threat and immense backlash
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is facing considerable pressure after his controversial plan collapsed
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Fifa confirm the plan is scrapped The immediate response of some association heads is that Infantino "still needs to go" x.com/fifamedia/st...
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Statement attributable to the FIFA President The FIFA Forward Enterprise project was intended to provide a basis for further strengthening our FIFA Member Associations and our sport worldwide, especi...
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So much of the Infantino/Fifa story only makes sense through the prism of Trump World www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Will Infantino survive Fifa’s latest scandal? Trump changes everything
Many Fifa insiders would still see a path to survival for the embattled Fifa president, despite the outcry over his World Cup sell-off plans, if it wasn’t for the close association with the Trump empi...
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Football chiefs start talking about vote of no confidence in Infantino but want to see how dust settles Some see a very chastened path to survival www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Will Infantino survive Fifa’s latest scandal? Trump changes everything
Many Fifa insiders would still see a path to survival for the embattled Fifa president, despite the outcry over his World Cup sell-off plans, if it wasn’t for the close association with the Trump empi...
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The FA announce £10m fine and suspended two-window registration ban for Chelsea from breaches related to Abramovich era It should be a cause for reflection given that Abramovich takeover is seen as an original sin in football privatisation, as so many now decry commercialism.
Infantino: overreach from overconfidence from being in the World Cup/Trump bubble And this could finish him www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Inside Uefa’s extraordinary World Cup boycott plans – and what Fifa might do next
Uefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes, could have ramifications right across the game
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Am told sentiment from Concacaf meeting was that vast majority of members have lost confidence or are losing confidence in Infantino as Fifa president
European member association heads - and previous Gianni voters - were openly questioning whether they could still have faith in Infantino, in a way previously unheard of www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Inside Uefa’s extraordinary World Cup boycott plans – and what Fifa might do next
Uefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes, could have ramifications right across the game
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Uefa's boycott brings a war that football long needed - it just may not result in the new world that is actually required www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Inside Uefa’s extraordinary World Cup boycott plans – and what Fifa might do next
Uefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes, could have ramifications right across the game
independent.co.uk
Inside the Uefa meeting that brought the World Cup boycott - and the start of a football war www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Inside Uefa’s extraordinary World Cup boycott plans – and what Fifa might do next
Uefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes, could have ramifications right across the game
independent.co.uk
Strongest possible statement from UEFA as they threaten boycott if Infantino presses ahead with his plan
FA statement: “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues and fully support the collective view. We oppose FIFA’s plans - the FIFA World Cup belongs to football and always will."
Uefa countries have agreed they will boycott the World Cup if Infantino goes ahead with his plans www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Uefa debate World Cup boycott at emergency meeting after Infantino bombshell - latest
Uefa will discuss how to leverage their position in order to combat Infantino’s proposals to privatise the World Cup
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How telling would it be if this Super League-style crisis ended up with the same outcome as the Super League Crisis averted but the structure persisting... and Nasser in a position of immense influence Nasser's primary responsibility is to Emir of Qatar
- Sources say Infantino has been working on this plan for over a year, going back to Club World Cup - None of inner circle knew - suspicion that it was developed with financial interests connected to Trump www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rogue agent Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies
Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?
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The entire Fifa story just reflects so much of the modern world Billionaires buying up things of public interest, and that somehow being sold as for wider good www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rogue agent Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies
Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?
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Infantino says his plan is an "offer not an obligation" and "kicks off a consultation process" Funny consultation process when the fine details and key investors are laid out, and the voters have been given an arbitrarily short deadline with a catch www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rogue agent Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies
Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?
independent.co.uk
The entire Fifa story just reflects so much of the modern world Billionaires buying up things of public interest, and that somehow being sold as for wider good www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rogue agent Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies
Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?
independent.co.uk
Uefa meeting takes place on Thursday amid knowledge that a number of smaller European nations support Infantino plan One strategy is to prevent it getting to a vote, in a system that was already supposed to be reformed www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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- Sources say Infantino has been working on this plan for over a year, going back to Club World Cup - None of inner circle knew - suspicion that it was developed with financial interests connected to Trump www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rogue agent Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies
Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?
independent.co.uk
Uefa meeting is 2pm UK time tomorrow - boycotts will be discussed It’s already been raised how the same threat was used to kill Fifa’s plan to have a Russian team in the World Cup after Ukraine Also idea of EU/EC removing Fifa’s antitrust law exemptions www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Uefa to discuss boycotting World Cup in emergency meeting after Fifa bombshell
Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell off the World Cup has been met by fierce criticism
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Video on what next with Fifa's plans, as opposition grows www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxfo...
Will Europeans boycott Fifa's controversial plans
YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football
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