Infantino fully bypassed the FIFA Council in deciding to create and award the prize to Trump, according to three people familiar with conversations between Infantino and the council’s members. Even the vice presidents who were given a heads-up ahead of time say they were simply being told after the decision was made.

The 2026 World Cup draw was a spectacle, but it was not without its controversies, as BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce laid into FIFA President Gianni Infantino on several occasions

Blatter, the FIFA president for nearly two decades, was ousted from the role in 2015 following a corruption scandal that was revealed in separate investigations by the governments of the U.S. and Swit

GIANNI INFANTINO was forced to intervene during the World Cup draw – after fears that host Kevin Hart was about to give away secret details about the final’s half-time show. England

GIANNI INFANTINO left BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce stunned when he claimed “they will kill me” during the World Cup draw. All of the nations who have qualified for next year’s

The FIFA 2026 World Cup draw took place on Friday evening, with Gianni Infantino putting on a spectacle in Washington DC, but it didn't go down well with many, including BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce.