FIFA Chief Infantino Receives Support From 6 Arab Federations Amid Revolt over World Cup Plan
Patrice Motsepe says Infantino’s fate should be decided by FIFA’s 211 members as critics cite deception over a failed World Cup investment plan.
- On Thursday, Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe said FIFA President Gianni Infantino's future must be decided by the organization's 211 member associations in next year's elections.
- Infantino faces significant pressure after UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation , and CONCACAF accused him of "deception" following his abandoned plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors.
- The Football Association of Ireland became the latest member to withdraw support for the 56-year-old Swiss president, citing "significant concerns regarding governance, transparency and the lack of meaningful consultation."
- Motsepe held talks with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin in Salzburg on Wednesday, as UEFA threatened to boycott the World Cup and Club World Cup over the sell-off scheme.
- Emphasizing that "due process, governance and legality are non-negotiable," Motsepe insisted opponents seeking to remove Infantino must follow official FIFA procedures through the ballot box rather than circumvent elections.
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After a few days of truce, the Swiss-Italian received the bank while struggling to retain his position after the failure of the investment plan.Who is it?
The head of FIFA, Janni Infantino, can count on the support of several representatives of Arab football who wrote to the organization in support of the President.
Zurich, Switzerland.- The leaders of six Arab football federations expressed their "full support" and "confidence" in Gianni Infantino on Thursday, as the troubled FIFA president struggles to retain his position after the failure of his private investment plan for the World Cup. The support came from Morocco, cohost of the 2030 World Cup, as well as from Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan, and four of the signatories are members of the …
The president of Caf Motsepe: "Whoever has problems with him follows our procedures" (ANSA)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino receives support from six Arab football associations - two of them from Asia. They express "trust" to him and want to continue "close cooperation".
Six Arab federations, including Morocco and Qatar, gave their support in a joint statement to Infantino.
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