Jordan FA chief accuses FIFA's Infantino of 'blackmail' over endorsement

Aug 4 : Jordan Football Association President Ali bin Hussein launched a public attack on FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday, accusing him of "blackmail" and claiming FIFA offered to help solve the kingdom's problems in exchange for his endorsement.

Bin Hussein alleged that FIFA verbally communicated during the World Cup that endorsing Infantino "would go a long way to helping our FA out" after months of the world soccer governing body refusing assistance on various matters.

We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now," Bin Hussein wrote on X.

"But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that."

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