AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFIFA Integrity Under Fire: FIFA referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina rejected claims of outside influence after Egypt demanded French referee François Letexier be sent home following Egypt’s 3-2 loss to Argentina, insisting match officials’ integrity cannot be questioned. EU Political Pressure on Sport: European lawmakers are pushing for an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension after Donald Trump’s intervention, with accusations of a mid-tournament rule change and possible political neutrality breaches. IOC Complaint Looms: A human-rights group says it will file a complaint with the International Olympic Committee against Infantino, arguing repeated political neutrality violations tied to Trump. Local Sarajevo Angle: The week also included Bosnia-related international attention, from EUFOR’s UK security talks in Camp Butmir to Sarajevo’s role in global events like the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Bahrain SMEs forum held in Sarajevo.
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