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Coverage dated August 24, 2026

Samuel Eto’o urges support for embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino

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Former star striker, now head of Cameroon's FA, backs Infantino despite mounting pressure on him to resign.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    ‘We should support him:’ Gianni Infantino clings on to FIFA power and former soccer great Samuel Eto’o wants him to stay (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — In recent weeks, it might have felt inevitable that Gianni Infantino would be forced to resign as FIFA president. The walls were closing in on him, and the rising tide of criticism following his failed attempt to rush through his controversial FIFA Forward E…

  2. KRDO

    ‘We should support him’: Gianni Infantino clings on to FIFA power and former soccer great Samuel Eto’o wants him to stay (opens KRDO)

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    By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — In recent weeks, it might have felt inevitable that Gianni Infantino would be forced to resign as FIFA president. The walls were closing in on him, and the rising tide of criticism following his failed attempt to rush through his controversial FIFA Forward E…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Samuel Eto’o urges support for embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Former star striker, now head of Cameroon's FA, backs Infantino despite mounting pressure on him to resign.

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