FIFA Defends Gianni Infantino Amid Leadership Crisis : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
FIFA said unsubstantiated allegations and criticism of Gianni Infantino are aimed at weakening his authority, while several confederations remain split over his leadership.
- On Saturday, FIFA issued a statement rejecting what it called "a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine" president Gianni Infantino, dismissing recent reports as containing "unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims."
- The statement followed a Daily Telegraph report on Friday regarding a "departure payment" made to a female employee alleged to have been in a relationship with Infantino when he was general secretary of the European governing body, UEFA.
- Infantino faces leadership pressure after three continents rejected his plan to sell a 20% stake in a World Cup commercial subsidiary, the FIFA Forward Enterprise, sparking calls for his resignation.
- While UEFA and the Norwegian FA have criticized his leadership, Infantino retains significant backing; the Confederation of African Football expressed "unanimous support," while CONMEBOL opposes removal without a full vote.
- FIFA emphasized that "change inevitably challenges established interests," warning critics should not seek through "allegation, insinuation or misinformation" what they cannot achieve via established democratic processes.
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FIFA says concerted bid seeks to oust Infantino
FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization.The statement was released on Saturday, a day after a report by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph raising questions about
Very criticized following the abandonment of his private investment project at the Fifa, Gianni Infantino activates all possible levers to save his head. On Saturday, August 8, the body split into a new press release...
Madrid. FIFA denounced the “coordinated and continuous effort to undermine the agency and its president”, the Italian Swiss Gianni Infantino, through accusations, insinuations or misinformation.
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) denounced "a concerted and ongoing effort by some to weaken FIFA and its president," Gianni Infantino, in a statement released Saturday. "Recently published reports contained unsubstantiated claims and demonstrably false allegations concerning FIFA and its president. Speculation and innuendo should not be presented as facts, and the repetition of an allegation does not make it true," th…
Fifa condemns "a concerted and continuous effort by some to weaken" the governing body of world football and its president Gianni Infantino. (ANSA)
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