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Argentina Expresses Support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino Amidst Calls for Resignation

  • The Argentine Football Association expressed support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, praising his decade-long leadership focusing on football development and transparent governance.
  • The AFA acknowledged and praised FIFA's decision to withdraw the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project after it generated criticism from multiple football bodies.
  • Infantino and FIFA General Secretary Mattias Grafstrom apologized for errors related to the project and promised a review with findings to be shared with the FIFA Council.
  • Despite ongoing disciplinary investigations involving Argentina's national team, the AFA reaffirmed confidence in Infantino's leadership amid divisions in world football governance.
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Some football associations demand the resignation of Fifa President Gianni Infantino, others keep to him. Who supports or boycotts the Swiss? An overview

·Germany
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Lean Left

Support for the FIFA president has not completely dissipated, despite growing calls for his resignation.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The Argentine football league (Afa) is also on the side of Gianni Infantino. (ANSA)

·Rome, Italy
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Lean Left

Argentina's football federation has sent its support to the president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, who is under fire for his plan to sell his ownership stake in the World Cup.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Metrópoles broke the news on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
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