English FA to Withdraw Support for Gianni Infantino as FIFA President
The move follows fierce backlash over FIFA’s abandoned plan to sell a 20% stake in competitions, which could have raised $4.2 billion, officials said.
- On Monday, The English Football Association joined Wales in withdrawing support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, dealing a major blow following his abandoned plan to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial entity.
- Infantino shelved the controversial plan to sell a 20% stake in Fifa Forward Enterprise on Friday, following fierce resistance from global confederations aimed at unlocking up to $4.2 billion.
- UEFA confirmed it is 'actively considering legal action' regarding the sell-off scheme and issued a document preservation order, while senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro resigned and chief operating officer Kevin Lamour claimed the president had 'deceived' staff.
- Minister Andy Burnham stated Infantino is the 'wrong man' to lead the organization, while The Football Association called for a 'full and robust review' into his leadership.
- Triggering an Extraordinary Fifa Congress requires support from 43 national associations, a threshold currently considered improbable without a majority of the 211 member nations backing removal.
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Opponents of FIFA President Gianni Infantino plan to boycott FIFA meetings and start their own tournaments if he does not resign, sources have told The Times.
For Lothar Matthäus, the FIFA president has done a lot right for a long time, but not at all. The expert is counting on the investor plan, which came at the "false time ever".
Leaders who saw the World Cup become an extravaganza for people with a lot of money now have the future of the FIFA president in their hands.Weakness is not exactly what the AFA needs right now.
Infantino opponents threaten non-cooperation with FIFA unless he resigns
Officials opposed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino are considering withdrawing cooperation with the governing body for as long as he remains in office, according to UEFA sources cited by the BBC, as the fallout deepens over the plan to open a commercial subsidiary handling the rights to its tournaments to private investors.
Wounded by the still-born plan to open the World Cups to foreign investors, several European federations announced on Monday that they would no longer support Italo-Switzerland in the next elections in March 2027.
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