Published Aug 3, 2026, 10:20 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Scrapped proposals, statement wars and the ongoing Infantino furore

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Scrapped proposals, statement wars and the ongoing Infantino furore

Here we go again. And, no, we are not talking about the start of the new Scottish Premiership season or the preliminary round of the Carabao Cup – although that Tranmere v Rochdale shootout was a cracker. Yes, after a week of talk about money, greed and Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s brother, the hot topic around the water cooler on Monday was again Gianni Infantino and, more specifically, the English and Welsh FAs’ decisions to row back on their support of a stalling ship. Along with Finland, they