THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN

Infantino’s rotten Fifa reign calls Motsepe’s morality into question

5 min

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By Mondli Makhanya

BALD AMBITION

Momentum builds against Fifa’s Infantino after his FFE own goal

6 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

OPEN LETTER

Trump backs Infantino as Uefa, AFC, Concacaf renew attacks on Fifa president

5 min

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By By Reuters

NO CONFIDENCE

Fifa boss Infantino facing job battle over botched World Cup sale plan

5 min

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By Reuters

Power Play

Fifa, Infantino face global resistance over private investment plan

5 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

BILLIONS IN A BOOT

Fifa for sale: Gianni Infantino’s $4.2bn private investment gamble sparks global backlash

6 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN

World Cup 2026 — magical moments amid all the messy stuff

8 min

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By Mondli Makhanya

AFTER THE BELL

Will I ever come to love the beautiful game?

4 min

1

By Stephen Grootes

By Natale Labia

The game is rigged— how Trump’s influence corrodes the soccer pitch and financial markets

5 min

2

7 July 2026

PARTY OVER

Belgium end USA World Cup dreams; Portugal crash out to Spain

6 min

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By Reuters

PUBLIC BACKLASH

Fifa’s World Cup hydration breaks have fans singing the same chorus: ‘Boooooo!’

6 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

DISASTROUS START

Bafana Bafana’s opening match drought in World Cups continues after Mexico horror show

5 min

2

By Yanga Sibembe

CARTOON

Unfair play

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By Zapiro

SELECTIVE ‘NEUTRALITY’

Fifa’s moral ambiguity weakens football’s global influence

5 min

4

By Yanga Sibembe

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Fifa ticket prices spark concern — under 50 days to kickoff

5 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

POLITICAL DRIBBLE

Infantino says football can heal conflict, critics say gesture is more PR than peace

6 min

1

By Yanga Sibembe

HOSTING HAVOC

Is Trump going to collapse the world’s two biggest sporting events?

5 min

2

By Mike Wills

SOCCER SHAKE-UP

Is Afcon move to four-year cycle Motsepe’s vision or pandering to Europe?

5 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

INCLUSIVE RHETORIC, EXCLUSIVE REALITY

Fifa cuts some 2026 World Cup ticket prices after backlash, but access concerns remain

5 min

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By Yanga Sibembe

CURVEBALL

Iran visa denial by US raises inclusion questions before soccer World Cup

4 min

4

By Yanga Sibembe

PITCHED BATTLE

Crying foul — Club World Cup had some shining moments, but it remains divisive

5 min

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By Yanga Sibembe