FIFA: "I was told that endorsing Infantino would go a long way to helping our FA" (A. Al Hussein, Jordan)

"During the World Cup, it was verbally communicated to me that if I endorsed (Gianni) Infantino (president of FIFA), it would go a long way to helping our FA. The whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that," Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, president of the Jordan Football Association (JFA), said on X on 4 August 2026.

"We have been waiting since December (2025) for the prize money to reward our players who took part in the Arab Cup in Qatar, which is a FIFA event. The money our team should receive for reaching the final (Morocco 3-2 Jordan after extra time, at Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 18 December 2025) has still not been paid, while at the same time FIFA boasts about the (5) billion it has in reserve," the Jordanian official, born on 23 December 1975 and…