{"id":19514,"date":"2026-08-05T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19514"},"modified":"2026-08-05T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:39:02","slug":"red-lines-have-been-crossed-there-must-be-a-fifa-reckoning-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19514","title":{"rendered":"Red lines have been crossed \u2013 there must be a Fifa reckoning | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_304931862-31bc.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29113557\" alt=\"Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Quarter Final - Norway v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 11, 2026 FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the stands before the match REUTERS\/Dylan Martinez REFILE - CORRECTING ID\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the World Cup (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Given how fast the story is moving it is likely that between the time of writing and this reaching your eyes even more new elements will have come to light in the saga of Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino.<\/p>\n<p>The relentless issuing of different senior figures\u2019 statements seem as though they will eventually overwhelm not just us but also Infantino. It looks as though when the crisis is closed, it will be boiled down to one man versus integrity: Gianni against the world.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino summoned his senior leaders to Morocco for a crisis meeting on Wednesday. It\u2019s clear from the information flowing out of various Fifa-associated personnel this week that generally people see the crisis as his alone. (What a flex by the way that he can summon his underlings to Morocco to talk it over \u2013 I will try that next time I mess up at work.)<\/p>\n<p>At time of writing a huge number of federations are still yet to speak but as more information comes to light, the Fifa president\u2019s hold on power appears increasingly shaky.<\/p>\n<p>The president of the Jordanian FA Ali Al Hussein explained on Tuesday how his team\u2019s debut in the 2026 World Cup led to punitive fees, difficulties getting fans into the US (for which they received no Fifa support) and little exposure to the largess of which Fifa \u2018brags\u2019. <\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-answers\">\n<h3>Ask Metro<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<gist-search-widget api-key=\"pk_6d941997f7a2d2913efb8d4bc68a8ba02018ca9624102ad69508a25e6f55a0aa\" user-id=\"metro.co.uk\" target-url=\"\/answers\/\" ref-name=\"metro.co.uk\" theme=\"light\" default-placeholder=\"Ask Metro anything...\" id=\"metro-uk-widget-1\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/gist-search-widget><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-disclaimer\"><em>Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by Metro and trusted publications.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Worse still, Jordan is still waiting on prize money from the Fifa Arab Cup in December and Al Hussein explains that he was told his FA would be helped out if he endorsed Infantino. He explosively concluded on X: \u2018The whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When pushback against the Fifa sell-off plot began, my initial concern was that, since Uefa had led the fightback, Infantino might be able to paint the episode as the haves of Europe v the have-nots everywhere else. 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Minister Andy Burnham has said he supports UEFA's decision to boycott the FIFA World Cup as he votes in the Manchester mayoral by-election in Golborne.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;PM Andy Burnham reveals position on UEFA boycotting FIFA World Cup&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3690207}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/07\/31\/8861444253247163689\/480x270_MP4_8861444253247163689.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What I mean by that is: it can on the one hand be true that Europe has a disproportionate level of football power and heritage and benefits from this. But there are also red lines that an Infantino-led Fifa has crossed here. So just because Europe was the first and most vociferous in their rejection, it doesn\u2019t mean that Infantino\u2019s behaviour \u2013 trying to sell a stake in the World Cup for cheap \u2013 is not objectively offensive.<\/p>\n<p>From the UK it may seem that wholesale change at football\u2019s governing body is inevitable. But let\u2019s not forget that 11 years ago it took seven arrests of top Fifa officials for the then Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step down, with the frankly iconic line: \u2018My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Will Infantino go? At every stage since the story started to break last Tuesday he has wriggled away from accepting responsibility, instead spending time calling on old friends to back him. Given what we know of his delusional belief in his own status, that none of the \u2018Fifa Legends\u2019 (former players who are paid well to attend various events and meetings in Fifa\u2019s name) came out in his favour will surely have been a blow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_305663044-3cd8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29175948\" alt=\"Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - FIFA Technical Study Group Press Conference - New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - July 18, 2026 FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger during the press conference REUTERS\/Amanda Perobelli\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsene Wenger distanced himself from the plan (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But he may yet survive. Even if he does not, Fifa must finally learn from this. Its president\u2019s power must be curtailed. Many senior figures<br \/>in the organisation stood by and let him cultivate a fiefdom to his own ends from the proceeds of the world\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>There must be a reckoning, including among his enablers, who need to look at themselves. People, sadly, who include Arsene Wenger, who finally spoke out on Tuesday against the Fifa plot.<\/p>\n<p>That it was said last time, when Sepp Blatter went, is a dreadful omen. This must never be allowed to happen again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glamour is the name of the game as luxe events sail into view<\/h2>\n<p>Something that caught my eye just before the World Cup is how Saudi Arabia\u2019s Private Investment Fund is developing its interests, as LIV Golf and Newcastle United appear less of a focus. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a series of eight boat races hosted in infeasibly glamorous locations around the world. The twist is that men and women race equally \u2013 one of each per team \u2013 and everyone \u2018pilots\u2019 the same boat (known as \u2018RaceBirds\u2019) which \u2028are electric.<\/p>\n<p>This, the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF say, demonstrates their focus on marine conservation and on gender equality \u2013 two admirable priorities that need investment.<\/p>\n<p>The race I attended in Dubrovnik in July was gripping and a thing of beauty, clearly leaning into the trend for luxe sports events that I hear means showjumping is on the rise, as people seek aspirational events that take them out of their daily lives. 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