NPR (Rafael Nam) - European nations say World Cup boycott is still on, keeping FIFA's Infantino in limbo
A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign.
HUFFPOST - Infantino Must Rebuild Trust After Scrapping 'Ludicrous' World Cup Proposal, Ex-FIFA VP Says
European football’s governing body UEFA threatened to boycott FIFA events and accused the organization of putting the sport’s “soul” up for sale over the proposal.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA president
Infantino was forced to scrap the plan \after his senior adviser, who sat on a White House panel, resigned.
HUFFPOST - FIFA Scraps World Cup Sell-Off Plan After Resistance From Members
The agency’s business proposal was met with immediate resistance led by the European soccer ruling body.
ABCNEWS - FIFA says it's not moving forward with controversial World Cup sell-off plan
The move came after Europe's governing body for football said it would boycott the World Cup over the plan.
NPR (Rafael Nam) - European soccer leaders to boycott the World Cup in an unprecedented step
In an unprecedented step, European nations said they would boycott the World Cup unless FIFA reverses a controversial deal to sell minority stakes to the marquee soccer tournament.
AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - Trump's FIFA call sours World Cup visitors' goodwill
World Cup fans' romance with America has soured after FIFA suspended a red-card ban on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun for the match against Belgium. Why it matters: Soccer officials and fans allege that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules under political pressure from President Trump — raising questions about whether the sport's governing body is giving the U.S. a boost due to the president's close relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino . Catch up quick: FIFA ultimately used Article 27 of its disciplinary code — which allows its independent disciplinary committee to suspend all or part of a punishment and instead place a player on probation — to suspend Balogun's red card. - FIFA initially said the red-card…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Belgium Moves to Stop U.S. Soccer Star Balogun from Playing in World Cup Match.
Belgium is challenging FIFA's decision to overturn U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun’s suspension, which allows him to play in Monday's World Cup match against the European team.
Belgium is challenging FIFA’s decision to overturn U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun’s suspension, which allows him to play in Monday’s World Cup match against the European team . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: FIFA reversed a one-game suspension for U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun following a controversial red card in a World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Belgium, set to play against the U.S. on Monday evening, is appealing the decision in an effort to reinstate Balogun’s ban. The initial reversal came after a review of the red card and a phone call between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald J. Trump . DETAIL: Belgian officials and coach Rudi Garcia criticized the decision to overturn Balogun’s ban,…Open
NPR (The Associated Press) - Historic World Cup furor at 'incomprehensible' FIFA decision to let U.S. forward Balogun play
The Belgian soccer federation is challenging FIFA's ruling to let Balogun play despite getting a red card in his previous game. Belgium's statement came just 11 hours before kickoff in Seattle. European soccer body UEFA criticizes FIFA's "incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision."
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - UEFA says FIFA crossed a line on Balogun decision
The Union of European Football Associations said FIFA "crossed a red line" by lifting U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension . Why it matters: UEFA, which represents most of Europe's soccer federations, came out swinging after FIFA reversed course — a move that followed President Trump's call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino demanding answers about why the U.S. star had been sidelined. What they're saying: "Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not," UEFA said in a statement posted to its website. - "When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of…