Human Rights Groups Call for Systemic Transformation to Prevent History Repeating Itself  (Amsterdam, August 6, 2026) – FIFA’s current crisis spotlights the need for governance reforms and transparent systems to protect human rights, the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. Though Gianni Infantino’s FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal has been rightly withdrawn, the growing calls… Read more: FIFA: Governance Crisis Reveals Urgent Need for Rights Reform

Supporters across Europe are outraged by FIFA’s proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup and other football competitions to Trump-aligned private investors. The plan put forward by Gianni Infantino is the latest step in FIFA’s continuous descent into an autocratic governance and personality cult, with its President pushing the limits of his mandate on a daily basis.  This proposal was developed in remarkable secrecy and presented as though the football world should simply fall into… Read more: Football Belongs to the Fans, Not Private Investors

Assessing Human Rights Impacts of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup (New York, July 16, 2026) – The joy and celebration on display at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup should not distract from the unprecedented exclusion, discrimination and misuse of power the U.S. government is conducting away from the spotlight, the Sport & Rights… Read more: FIFA: A World Cup Without the World