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m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Jordan Football Association President Ali \u200cbin Hussein has launched a public attack on Gianni Infantino, accusing the FIFA president of \u201cblackmail\u201d and claiming FIFA \u2060offered to help solve the kingdom\u2019s problems in exchange for his endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Bin Hussein alleged on Tuesday that FIFA verbally communicated during the World Cup that endorsing Infantino \u201cwould go a long \u2060way to helping our FA out\u201d after months of the world football governing body refusing assistance on various matters.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/uefas-threatened-legal-action-against-infantino-and-fifa-what-we-know\">UEFA\u2019s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we know<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/more-key-fifa-staff-break-ranks-as-infantinos-world-cup-plan-faces-mutiny\">Infantino\u2019s FIFA World Cup fallout heads to mutiny as more staff break rank<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" 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We did not endorse him before and \u2060certainly will not now,\u201d Bin Hussein, a former FIFA vice president, alleged in a post on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera has contacted FIFA for comment on all allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Bin Hussein\u2019s rebuke comes as Infantino faces growing opposition within football\u2019s hierarchy after the FIFA president was forced to abandon a controversial proposal to \u200csell off a stake in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Football confederations and national associations rejected the idea following a hard September 19 deadline imposed by the Swiss official.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA had argued that selling the minority stake in its commercial operations would raise billions of dollars to fund global sports development.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/uefas-threatened-legal-action-against-infantino-and-fifa-what-we-know\">confirmed to Al Jazeera<\/a> on Tuesday that they have served a document preservation letter to FIFA, following the failed World Cup sell.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA Secretary General <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/more-key-fifa-staff-break-ranks-as-infantinos-world-cup-plan-faces-mutiny\">Mattias Grafstrom<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/ex-arsenal-boss-wenger-was-not-aware-of-infantinos-fifa-plan\">Arsene Wenger<\/a> were among executives who distanced themselves from Infantino, with Bin Hussein saying there was a problem with the leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Jordan FA chief outlined a number of grievances \u2060facing his association as a small nation with a \u201cminimal budget\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These included fans \u2060paying \u201cexorbitant prices for tickets\u201d while still being denied visas for the World Cup in the United States and outstanding reward money for players\u2019 participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to Jordan\u2019s woes, Bin Hussein complained about being taxed by \u2060the US government through FIFA for World Cup participation \u2013 costs not faced by teams based in Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are being taxed by the US \u2060government through FIFA for our participation. Money that should go \u2060to players and staff,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was not the case for those who played and set up camp in Canada and Mexico. But we happened to be in the USA so now we face these huge costs in taxes for having participated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan qualified \u200cfor the World Cup for the first time in 2026, but exited the football tournament in the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>The association has also been waiting since December for reward money for reaching the Arab Cup final in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money our \u200cteam \u200cshould receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet, while at the same time FIFA brags about how many billions they have in reserve,\u201d Bin Hussein said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Prince Ali bin Hussein the President of Jordan football association is seen with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the stands during an Arab Cup match in 2021 [Amr Abdallah Dalsh\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 4 Aug [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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