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Infantino laughs at resignation suggestion, saying he has ‘vast majority’

October 26 – Embattled FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said that he is “backed by the vast majority” of football associations as he seeks a new term at the helm of the governing body. On the sidelines of the U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, Infantino defended his actions in a rare interview with the BBC.

— Inside World Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

13 outlets7 languages9 countriesUpdated

Who broke it

Der Spiegel — Fußball

DE · DE

Followed by

12

outlets in 6 languages over 3 d 2 h.

Our read

Corroborated (8)

8 of 12 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 4 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 12 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 13 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

13 outlets · first-seen order
  1. +0 min

    Der Spiegel — FußballDE · DEBroke it

    Gianni Infantino: Unterstützung aus Asien erschwert Suche nach Gegenkandidaten

  2. +1 h 43 min

    Maquina do EsportePT · BROwn reporting

    Fifa abre licitação para direitos de mídia da Copa do Mundo de 2030 nos EUA

  3. +20 h 29 min

    BBC Sport — FootballEN · GBRepeats

    Infantino says he is backed by 'vast majority'

  4. +21 h 57 min

    De Telegraaf SportNL · NLOwn reporting

    FIFA-baas Gianni Infantino vol vertrouwen over herverkiezing: ’Overgrote meerderheid steunt mij’

  5. +23 h 4 min

    Het Laatste Nieuws — VoetbalNL · BEOwn reporting

    Gianni Infantino rekent zich na wereldtournee al rijk: FIFA-baas gelooft dat “overgrote meerderheid” van landen hem steunt

  6. +1 d

    TRT Spor — FutbolTR · TROwn reporting

    Infantino'nun kendine güveni tam

  7. +2 d 7 h

    MaxifootFR · FRRepeats

    FIFA : Infantino tend la main à l'UEFA

  8. +2 d 18 h

    TV 2 SportenNO · NORepeats

    Fotballtopp med kraftig advarsel

  9. +2 d 18 h

    Estadao EsportesPT · BROwn reporting

    AFC ‘pula do barco’ da Uefa e endossa reeleição de Infantino após sucessivo apoio de asiáticos

  10. +2 d 18 h

    Dagbladet SportNO · NORepeats

    Infantino-melding: Slettet timer seinere

  11. +2 d 21 h

    Inside World FootballEN · CHOwn reporting

    Infantino laughs at resignation suggestion, saying he has ‘vast majority’

  12. +2 d 23 h

    VoetbalPrimeurNL · NLOwn reporting

    Derksen haalt uit: 'Hij is de Donald Trump van het voetbal aan het worden'

  13. +3 d 2 h

    Soccernews.nlNL · NLOwn reporting

    Johan Derksen gaat los: “De Trump van het voetbal aan het worden”

First seen is our own clock across 245+ feeds; it is not a guarantee of who published first. Each time is the earlier of the publisher's own timestamp and our first sighting. Headlines and summaries are the publishers' own words, linked to the original. How we work out who broke it.