FIFA Chief Infantino Gets Backing of South American Football
South American federations backed Infantino after FIFA withdrew a controversial private investment plan for the World Cup, while UEFA kept up boycott threats.
- On Friday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Cali, Colombia, to attend the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella as a crisis sweeps the highest echelons of world football.
- A much-criticized plan to allow private investment in the World Cup through FIFA Forward Enterprise triggered the crisis; UEFA maintained its boycott threat on Thursday despite FIFA's withdrawal of the proposal.
- At an event in Cali, Infantino told children that "Football is joy, football is happiness, football is unity," while photos showed him alongside CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez and Colombian federation president Ramon Jesurun.
- Following Argentina and Paraguay's Thursday support, Venezuela and Ecuador rallied behind Infantino on Friday, welcoming the FIFA Forward Enterprise withdrawal. Ecuadorian federation president Francisco Egas Larreategui expressed confidence in Infantino's leadership.
- Infantino will seek a fourth and final term in the presidential election in Rabat in March next year, maintaining close ties to figures including President Donald Trump. He declined to answer whether FIFA's woes are resolved.
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"Soccer is joy, soccer is happiness, soccer is unity," he said.
FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of South American football
Infantino arrived early on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali to attend hard-right president Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration. Photos released by the Colombian Football Federation show a smiling Infantino standing alongside South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) president Alejandro Dominguez and the president of the Colombian federation, Ramon Jesurun. The visit to Colombia comes as the head of world football has been embroil…
Gianni Infantino received in Colombia the support of several key figures of South American football. The president of Fifa arrived in Cali to participate in the installation of the new Colombian president, Abelardo de la Espriella. (ANSA)
Especially the Europeans are not good at speaking to Gianni Infantino. With Norway the first World Cup participant openly demands his resignation. And what does the FIFA boss do? He travels to Colombia and comments on the events.
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