Saudi Arabia backs Infantino amid fallout from failed FIFA investment planSaudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) welcomed FIFA’s acknowledgement of mistakes, its apology and the decision to scrap sell-off proposalBy Reuters · 27 August 2026
NZ withdraws support for Infantino, Oceania backs review of scrapped stake sale planBy Reuters · 14 August 2026
FIFA chief Infantino receives support from 6 Arab federations amid revolt over World Cup planBy AP · 13 August 2026
SpecialInfantino hoping individual country federations will be his salvationBy John Duerden · 12 August 2026
UpdateInfantino gains backing from allies as UEFA maintains hard-line stanceBy Reuters · 7 August 2026
Support from Africa for beleaguered FIFA chief as UEFA keeps boycott threat aliveBy AFP · 6 August 2026