One of FIFA's vice presidents has withdrawn his support from the world football body's embattled president Gianni Infantino, saying the "unexpected dismissal" of critic Kevin Lamour was the "final straw".

The Sky Blues are banking on last season's squad despite the club management's instruction to build a youthful squad that can be retained for the next few seasons.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino pressed the "self-destruct button" over his botched plan to bring private investment into the World Cup.

A damaging split within Asian football deepened Tuesday as the region's top official hit back at a Qatari challenge over the confederation's move to join UEFA and CONCACAF in targeting FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

With Abahani getting past the trouble, five-time champions Bashundhara Kings are next to follow

He was one of the highest-ranking FIFA figures to speak out against Infantino's proposal to sell stakes in competitions, including the World Cup, to private investors.

New Zealand Football became the latest FIFA member to withdraw support on Friday.

The 34-year-old was denied the chance to referee at the World Cup itself after being refused entry to the United States.

This is the third time that the game’s governing body in the country has extended the deadline for submitting club licensing documents, particularly after the three BFL clubs failed to submit the required documents by the original August 4 deadline.

Trump's backing of Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer

The football federations of the United States and Canada -- two of the 2026 World Cup host nations -- on Monday backed a statement from three confederations criticising FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

FIFA on Saturday condemned "a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine" the world game's governing body and its president Gianni Infantino as the controversy over his now shelved private investment plan rumbles on.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has strongly denied allegations that UEFA made a six-figure severance payment to a woman with whom he was alleged to have had a relationship while he was secretary general of European football's governing body.

The 45-year-old lawyer and former footballer who played 73 matches for Norway has been highly vocal about international football's woes under Infantino.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday received support from several leading South American football figures as he visited Colombia amidst the crisis engulfing world football's governing body.

As Ancelotti's Selecao revamp gets under way, FIFA has picked out 10 players aged 25 or under who missed out on Brazil's World Cup squad but have already been capped at senior level and could play a major role in the next cycle.

Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) President Lise Klaveness called for the resignation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday, saying that he no longer had the confidence of the football community.

Mexico and Argentina's football associations have thrown their support behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the world soccer chief faces a fierce backlash over a now-abandoned proposal to sell off some of the commercial rights to the World Cup.

The 56-year-old Swiss official has also been criticised by South American body CONMEBOL. But he did get backing from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

European soccer's governing body UEFA stressed that its key conditions for a return to FIFA competitions had not been met.