{"id":367972,"date":"2026-08-06T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/infantino-is-clinging-on-to-power-at-fifa-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:00:36","slug":"infantino-is-clinging-on-to-power-at-fifa-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/infantino-is-clinging-on-to-power-at-fifa-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Infantino is clinging on to power at FIFA. This Is Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/chJTpfqkPBw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Infantino is clinging on to power at FIFA. This Is Why.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chJTpfqkPBw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>UEFA has said it is not lifting its boycott of the World Cup after FIFA president Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting in Morocco. This appears to be in defiance of the letter issued by FIFA at the end of the meeting, which said it would &quot;no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said Infantino had continued to have the support of everyone who attended the meeting, but some of FIFA&#8217;s management team who had been critical of him were not there.<\/p>\n<p>For now, he seems determined to hang on to power, but with UEFA also not backing down, is his position still under threat?<\/p>\n<p>Mhari Aurora is joined by Rob Harris, Sky News&#8217; sports correspondent, to discuss what happens next.<\/p>\n<p>Follow This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<br \/>\nFollow Niall on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynewsniall<br \/>\nFollow Niall on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynewsniall<\/p>\n<p>Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https:\/\/skynews.supportingcast.fm\/<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription and is available to UK listeners aged 18 and over.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UEFA has said it is not lifting its boycott of the World Cup after FIFA president Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting in Morocco. 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