Serbia, Sweden follow Wales in withdrawing support for Infantino re-election
The federations cited governance and transparency concerns after FIFA’s failed plan to sell a 20% stake in a new competitions entity could raise $4.2 billion.
- On Monday, the national football federations of Serbia, Sweden, and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, citing governance failures and loss of confidence in his leadership.
- Infantino abandoned a proposal on Friday to sell a roughly 20% stake in World Cup commercial operations to private investors for up to $4.2 billion after facing fierce stakeholder resistance.
- Regional confederations UEFA and CONCACAF announced on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership, while England's Football Association is expected to withdraw support, further pressuring the FIFA President's re-election campaign.
- The New York Post reported Monday that Infantino has repeatedly tried and failed to reach President Donald Trump by phone since the proposal collapsed, with sources saying the FIFA chief feels "isolated" by negative media coverage.
- While Infantino has been re-elected unopposed twice since 2016, these defections expose dissatisfaction among FIFA members ahead of the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March 2027, challenging his path to a fourth term.
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