Rights Group Urges FIFA to Block Infantino Re-Election Bid over Term Limits
FairSquare says FIFA’s own rules bar Infantino from another term and questions a 2022 ruling that left its reasoning unpublished.
- On Monday, human rights group FairSquare urged FIFA to declare Gianni Infantino ineligible for re-election, arguing he has already served the maximum three terms permitted under the governing body's statutes.
- Although FIFA presidents are limited to three terms, Infantino successfully argued in 2022 that his initial mandate, which completed an interrupted term, should not count toward that limit.
- Miguel Maduro, former head of FIFA's Governance and Review Committee, stated the rule is clear, while FairSquare criticized the 2022 decision for lacking public reasoning, announced two days before the Qatar 2022 World Cup final.
- The Scottish Football Association confirmed on Monday it would oppose Infantino's re-election, joining UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation, and CONCACAF, which last week requested a conduct review over a proposed $20-billion subsidiary.
- Infantino faces mounting scrutiny ahead of the FIFA Congress in Morocco on March 18, 2027, where he is expected to seek re-election for the 2027-31 cycle.
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Infantino not eligible for third term as Fifa president, human rights body says
Human rights organisation FairSquare has urged Fifa to rule that Gianni Infantino is ineligible to seek another term as president, arguing he has already served the maximum three terms permitted under the body’s statutes. Fifa presidents are limited to three terms in office. However, in 2022 Infantino successfully argued that his first spell in charge, which began when he was elected at an Extraordinary Congress in 2016 following Sepp Blatter’s…
FairSquare seeks to prevent Gianni Infantino from competing for another term as FIFA president, arguing that he has already completed the three periods established in 2016, after FIFA Gate. Swiss-Italian leader argues that his first term (2016-19) should not be counted as he completed Joseph Blatter’s term and did not have a full four-year term.
FairSquare claims it has exhausted its term limits – The president of the World Federation is losing allies
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