FIFA confirms Gianni Infantino to stand for re-election as president
FIFA said the 56-year-old will run again despite renewed opposition after his scrapped private investment plan drew widespread criticism.
- Fifa's Gianni Infantino confirmed he will stand for re-election in March, defying calls for his resignation following governance criticism and a failed plan to privatize World Cup stakes.
- The privatization scheme collapsed amid resistance from several Fifa member associations after Infantino attempted to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, forcing him to abandon the controversial plan.
- Uefa has called for Infantino to resign and vowed to identify an alternative candidate. He declined to answer questions about his future on Saturday at the Women's Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
- European nations, representing a quarter of the 24-team tournament, backed away from boycott threats last week after Fifa provided assurances the privatization plan would not be resurrected.
- Infantino told broadcaster Sky News that "there will be a right place and a right time" to address his future, emphasizing Fifa's continued focus on expanding global football participation and opportunity.
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Embattled Infantino Will Run Again
Gianni Infantino is not heeding the calls to step down as president of world soccer's governing body. FIFA confirmed Sunday that he plans to seek a fourth term in 2027, despite mounting pressure over an abandoned plan to sell slices of FIFA's commercial rights to private investors, Yahoo Sports reports....
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Correio da ManhãThe Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino will recomend to the presidency of FIFA, despite the crisis triggered by his failed plan, revealed a spokesman of the body to France-Presse.
[Sports Chosun Reporter Jeon Young-ji] The International Football Federation (FIFA) has officially announced President Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election. The election for the next FIFA president is scheduled to take place at the 77th FIFA Congress in Rabat, Morocco, on March 18 next year. Infantino, who was elected as the first president in 2016, [regarding] FIFA's third-party investors in a commercial subsidiary called 'FIFA Forward Enterp…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will run for a new term at the helm of world football's governing body. This was announced by the organization after the Swiss met serious resistance from several of the leading football confederations in recent months, BTA reports. The 56-year-old Infantino has already given indications that he intends to fight for a new term in the 2027 elections. Now FIFA has officially confirmed his intention. "The FIFA Presid…
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