FIFA President Gianni Infantino Declines to Address His Future While at U20 Women’s World Cup
Infantino said he would not discuss his future as FIFA faces backlash over a shelved plan to sell World Cup commercial rights for $20 billion.
- On Monday, the Royal Belgian Football Association announced it will not support FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, citing lack of transparency regarding governance and the Folarin Balogun disciplinary case.
- The federation's opposition stems from Infantino's abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative, which proposed selling a 20% stake in World Cup commercial rights to private investors for $4.2 billion before FIFA withdrew it on August 1.
- Balogun's mandatory red-card suspension was deferred in July after U.S. President Donald Trump personally contacted Infantino to urge a review, allowing the striker to play against Belgium in a controversial ruling that fueled governance concerns.
- European governing body UEFA has led calls for Infantino's resignation, securing backing from other confederations while pursuing legal avenues to investigate FIFA's governance and the failed commercial sell-off attempt.
- Despite mounting pressure, FIFA confirmed on Sunday that Infantino intends to stand for a final term in the March 2027 election, retaining support from African and South American confederations.
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The Belgian federation thus joins other European bodies, such as Sweden, Scotland and Italy, which have also expressed reservations or withdrawn support for the Italian-Swiss leader.
The Belgian Football Federation (RBFA) will not support Gianni Infantino's candidacy for a new term in Fifa's presidency, he said on Monday, lamenting "the lack of transparency" and "governance" failures in front of the world body. Belgium follows, therefore, the example of other European federations that have also withdrawn its support for Infantino, such as Sweden, Scotland and Italy. "In line with Uefa, (RBFA) expects clear answers on the dec…
The federation of the European country announced that it will not accompany the leader in the elections of 2027 and questioned the lack of transparency in the FIFA Forward Enterprise project and in the controversial Balogun case during the World Cup.England, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland and several North European associations have already distanced themselves from the current president, who confirmed that he will seek another term and still …
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Belgian federation says it can't back Infantino for another FIFA term, cites Balogun red-card ruling
The Belgian soccer federation says it can’t support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president
It comes to light in a statement. The association points to two factors in particular which it believes show that Fifa “does not show sufficient transparency”
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