European lawmakers are rallying to investigate FIFA boss Gianni Infantino

US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed…

The Commission warned that sporting decisions must be based on objective and transparent rules, insisting that political influence has no place in the governance of sport.

Global body suspends player’s one-match ban after Trump asks Infantino to review sending-off, says source

WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday amid an international wave of criticism after U.S. President Donald…

WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend…

President Donald Trump said Monday that he personally asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to review the decision to give a red card and one-game ban to Team USA star striker Folarin…

"We support the principle of fair play and transparent competition," the European Commission said as fury at FIFA intensifies. #EuropeNews

The unprecedented move has thrust FIFA's disciplinary process into the global spotlight and prompted an angry response from Belgium, which plays the US on Monday for a place in…

President Donald Trump's call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino preceded FIFA's decision to reverse a red card ban for USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against…

FIFA, along with Infantino, has been widely criticised amid suggestions of political interference from the White House.

July 6 : Human rights group FairSquare says U.S. President Donald Trump's intervention over Folarin Balogun's red-card ban should be investigated as a breach of FIFA's rules on…

“If Infantino had any sense of shame, he would resign,” lifelong England fan Ray Harada, 67, said. “If FIFA’s own rules can be bent after one phone call from Donald Trump, then…

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he personally contacted FIFA chief Gianni Infantino regarding Folarin Balogun's red card, sparkingly a massive World Cup row.

As the US president admitted he had lobbied FIFA to reverse a suspension, condemnation levels have further risen.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the sport's disciplinary process amid international criticism. He stated FIFA's judicial bodies operate independently and autonomously…

Drawing on his years of soccer expertise, US President Donald Trump declared Folarin Balogun’s previous-round red card for stomping completely invalid, insisting it be immediately…

After Trump-Infantino episode, multiple football associations have begun exploring whether they, too, can challenge disciplinary decisions. | Football News

Infantino has been heavily criticised for the overturning of Folarin Balogun’s suspension after apparent interference from President Trump

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFifa president Gianni Infantino is facing…

Un gruppo di eurodeputati ha chiesto alle Federazioni calcistiche europee di garantire un'indagine sulla Fifa "per accertare se il presidente Gianni Infantino sia stato coinvolto…