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Fifa attack media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
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Fifa issues statement defending under-fire presidentFifa aim thinly-veiled attack on Uefa as crisis roars onFifa last night issued a thinly-veiled attack on Uefa and other leading figures in European football in a statement which alleged there is a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president,” as football’s civil war escalated further.Uefa has made it clear they regard Infantino’s continued leadership of world football as untenable following his role in the World Cup sell-off plans, while the Guardian revealed on Friday the Norwegian Football Federation has…
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