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Football Australia chair Anter Isaac dismisses recent Fifa ructions as ‘growing pains’

The Guardian Sport Tuesday 20 October 2026, 04:40 UTC By Jack Snape 1 min read
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Isaac appears to back current direction of world governing bodyBut ‘premature’ to talk about support for Gianni Infantino Football Australia chair Anter Isaac has played down concerns around the controversial World Cup privatisation push engineered by Gianni Infantino ahead of a meeting of Asian confederation officials in Tokyo this week. Isaac’s sentiments come amid a global rebound in support for the embattled Fifa president, who at one stage appeared unlikely to be able to continue in his...

  • Isaac appears to back current direction of world governing body

  • But ‘premature’ to talk about support for Gianni Infantino

Football Australia chair Anter Isaac has played down concerns around the controversial World Cup privatisation push engineered by Gianni Infantino ahead of a meeting of Asian confederation officials in Tokyo this week.

Isaac’s sentiments come amid a global rebound in support for the embattled Fifa president, who at one stage appeared unlikely to be able to continue in his role following criticism led by officials in Europe and North America.

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