English FA to Withdraw Support for Gianni Infantino as FIFA President
The move follows fierce backlash over FIFA’s abandoned plan to sell a 20% stake in competitions, which could have raised $4.2 billion, officials said.
- On Monday, The English Football Association joined Wales in withdrawing support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, dealing a major blow following his abandoned plan to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial entity.
- Infantino shelved the controversial plan to sell a 20% stake in Fifa Forward Enterprise on Friday, following fierce resistance from global confederations aimed at unlocking up to $4.2 billion.
- UEFA confirmed it is 'actively considering legal action' regarding the sell-off scheme and issued a document preservation order, while senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro resigned and chief operating officer Kevin Lamour claimed the president had 'deceived' staff.
- Minister Andy Burnham stated Infantino is the 'wrong man' to lead the organization, while The Football Association called for a 'full and robust review' into his leadership.
- Triggering an Extraordinary Fifa Congress requires support from 43 national associations, a threshold currently considered improbable without a majority of the 211 member nations backing removal.
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Is This The End For Gianni Infantino?
All Gianni Infantino needed was patience. Memory for scandal is short, even in a sport as massive as soccer, and whatever controversies the FIFA president willingly courted during the 2026 World Cup would have soon faded into the background as he won what was going to be an unopposed re-election next March. He could have ridden off into the sunset in 2031 and made millions off the connections built during his tenure at the head of FIFA. That was…
The criticism of Gianni Infantino is increasing, the first associations withdrew their support, whereas the FIFA president continues to rely on his re-election and promotes allies.
England Leads a Handful of European Federations Opposed to Infantino's Re-Election as FIFA President
Finland, Sweden, and Serbia have issued statements opposing the continuation of the leader, who could face an extraordinary congress if 43 of the world's 211 associations unite against him.
Opponents of FIFA President Gianni Infantino plan to boycott FIFA meetings and start their own tournaments if he does not resign, sources have told The Times.
For Lothar Matthäus, the FIFA president has done a lot right for a long time, but not at all. The expert is counting on the investor plan, which came at the "false time ever".
Leaders who saw the World Cup become an extravaganza for people with a lot of money now have the future of the FIFA president in their hands.Weakness is not exactly what the AFA needs right now.
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