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Gianni Infantino's hopes of surviving as FIFA president have been boosted after four Asian nations publicly backed him following the abolition of divisive plans to sell stakes in the World Cup. UEFA partnered with the North‚ Central America and Caribbean confederation (CONCACAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to force Infantino to drop plans to sell a £3.1billion stake in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA and CONCACAF have since called on Infantino to quit - but their ploy to depose the Swiss football administrator has hit a roadblock after Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Sri Lanka and Lebanon reiterated their confidence in his leadership.
OLIVER HOLT AT THE NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM: As he sang about facing the 'final curtain'‚ the big screen showed footage of Lionel Messi holding aloft the World Cup in Qatar four years ago and being borne shoulder-high by his teammates in triumph.
Switzerland were given the spot-kick when Remo Freuler‚ who had run onto a header into his path by Breel Embolo‚ was brought down by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada.
'Everybody has a right to protest': Heimir Hallgrímsson unfazed by tennis ball protest during Qatar win
Neymar Jnr found himself embroiled in a fiery clash with a fan in the wake of Santos' 1-1 draw with Paraguayan side Recoleta‚ as the clock ticks down on his hopes of making Carlo Ancelotti's World Cup squad. The talismanic Brazil star was omitted from the Italian manager's squad for the final international break ahead of the North American tournament this summer‚ but remains hopeful of breaking into the team four years after featuring for the Selecao in Qatar. But as the pressure on his club performances ramps up with just two months to go until the competition‚ tensions appeared to bubble over after his side's stalemate in Copa Sudamericana action on Tuesday evening.
Gennaro Gattuso is expected to step down from his role as Italy head coach‚ after two key figures in their football association resigned following their failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup. Gattuso's side were beaten 4-1 in penalty shoot-out by Bosnia and Herzegovina in a play-off on Tuesday night. It meant four-time World Cup winners Italy became the first nation to have lifted the trophy to fail to make three straight editions of the finals‚ having also missed Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.
Lucie Rose‚ the wife of Richard Keys and 31 years his junior‚ has spoken publicly for the first time about her marriage to the controversial former Sky Sports presenter. Their relationship first came to light in 2016‚ when reports claimed Keys was having an affair with Rose‚ then a young lawyer and a close friend of his daughter Jemma‚ while his wife Julia was undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer. Keys and Rose met in Qatar‚ where he had been living for 13 years until recently and where Rose was working for the Qatar Investment Authority‚ the country's sovereign wealth fund. The couple went on to marry in 2023.
An England superfan has put his £350‚000 house up for sale in order to fund a seven-week trip to the World Cup this summer in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico. Andy Milne‚ 62‚ has become a recognisable face at England men's and women's football games after a picture of him wearing a Three Lions shirt and holding a replica Jules Rimet trophy - the original World Cup - at Qatar 2022 went viral. Milne‚ a retired teacher now living in Thailand‚ is now planning his 10th World Cup following England. His first was Spain 1982‚ at the age of 19‚ where he had all of his belongings stolen.
After more than three years in exile and an acrimonious split that never quite sat right‚ Ben White is back. The England recall‚ a first for a player absent since he walked out on Gareth Southgate's Qatar World Cup camp in November 2022 amid a fallout with then assistant manager Steve Holland‚ is a surprise shot at redemption.
Ben White has been called up to the England squad for the first time since the 2022 World Cup‚ when he entered a self-imposed exile from international football. The right back left the Three Lions camp in Qatar during the group stages of the tournament‚ with the FA citing 'personal reasons' behind his departure. He is reported to have taken exception to a bust-up with Gareth Southgate's No 2‚ Steve Holland‚ and maintained that he would not return to the England squad. He was so sure on not ending his exile that he organised his 2023 wedding on an international break long before squads were even announced.
Graeme Souness has revealed that he is trapped in Abu Dhabi amid Iranian strikes‚ with the Liverpool legend sharing an update on social media detailing the 'loud bangs' he heard overhead. Chaos has sparked throughout the Gulf since Saturday morning‚ with United Arab Emirates states Dubai and Abu Dhabi‚ as well as Saudi Arabia‚ Bahrain‚ Qatar and Kuwait‚ targeted. Caught up in the deadly unfolding aggression between Iran and the United States‚ who launched a joint daylight strike with Israel in the early hours of the day are thousands of expats and holidaymakers in the region.
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