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Soccer-Former Spurs Defender Vega Declares Intention to Run Against Infantino
Vega became the first public challenger as UEFA loses confidence in Infantino after a rejected private investor plan.
- On Wednesday, former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, becoming the first challenger to incumbent Gianni Infantino for next year's election.
- Infantino faces mounting pressure after a failed private investor plan for World Cup commercial rights, prompting several European football associations to withdraw their endorsements of the FIFA leader.
- Vega, 55, who made 23 appearances for Switzerland, stated in his manifesto that he intends to "reunite the global football family" and "restore stability and credibility" to the governing body.
- UEFA has called its 55 member federations to a summit on Thursday in Berlin, where officials plan to discuss FIFA governance amid ongoing European efforts to identify a new leader.
- Candidates must submit bids by November 18 and pass eligibility checks, while Infantino maintains support from approximately 90 pledged votes among FIFA's 211 member federations ahead of the March election.
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Former Swiss football team player Ramon Vega announced on Wednesday that he would run for the position of FIFA president.
·Vienna, Austria
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The former Swiss international believes that the federations are "more open to change" and claims to want to "modernize the governance" of the Fifa.
·Paris, France
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The former defender of Cagliari: "Football is in resuscitation" (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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