First, France’s constitutional judges torpedoed FIFA’s relocation plans by overturning proposed tax privileges. Then the world football association has to freeze a pet project – the new regulations for player agents.
In the face of the new year, Gianni Infantino is like many German traffic light politicians: He sees himself surrounded by reality. Shortly before New Year’s Eve, France’s constitutional judges overturned a tax exemption for the world football association and its employees, which could now torpedo FIFA’s planned partial move to Paris. And worse: At the same time, FIFA boss Infantino also has to stop a pet project – sole control of the billion-dollar global transfer business. So in the new year, only the familiar will remain in football: the breakdown chronicle of the affair official at the top. Now with double whammy.